Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
55.40995, -1.73811
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
6 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +100 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +100 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Northern Marsh-orchid, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +25 more · last seen 2025
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Mason Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Red-tailed Bumblebee +13 more · last seen 2026
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Red: (Open 15 June-15 Oct)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Red: (Open 16 Oct-14 June)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Walk 1Walking route▾
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YellowWalking route▾
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RedWalking route▾
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Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
13,014 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,014 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds103 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Blue Tit
+98 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025Rabbit · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2026Common Toad · Common Frog
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2026Red Mason Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax
+11 more speciesHide species list
All 16 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Maidenhair Spleenwort · Northern Marsh-orchid · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Selfheal
+23 more speciesHide species list
All 28 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024
- Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2024
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,014 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds103 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Blue Tit
+98 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025Rabbit · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2026Common Toad · Common Frog
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2026Red Mason Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax
+11 more speciesHide species list
All 16 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Maidenhair Spleenwort · Northern Marsh-orchid · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Selfheal
+23 more speciesHide species list
All 28 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024
- Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2024
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2024Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2024Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024WeldReseda luteola2024WeldReseda luteola2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2024Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis2024Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis2024YewTaxus baccata2024YewTaxus baccata2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2024FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Events & activities nearby
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