Blue Streak Rocket Test Site ✦ Ancient woodland 22 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🌳 Ancient💜 Bluebells
Dogs welcome 22 ha
Getting here
55.06180, -2.59504
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Chaffinch 🌳 Ancient woodland 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
🐦 49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Chaffinch 🌳 Ancient woodland 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 8 activities 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Tawny Owl, Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit +46 more · last seen 2024; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳 Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Free Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
💜 Bluebell walks
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Birds — Tawny Owl, Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit +46 more · last seen 2024; Ancient woodland
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary +10 more · last seen 2015; Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos
16 photos from nearby open sources
▾ Good to know 🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
344 records from NBN Atlas
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Wildlife to spot 344 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer autumn
2024 Tawny Owl · Chaffinch · Meadow Pipit · Swallow · Kestrel
+44 more species Hide species list All 49 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2017 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2017 Swallow Hirundo rustica2017 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2018 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2014 Coal Tit Periparus ater2012 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Stock Dove Columba oenas2019 Robin Erithacus rubecula2017 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2017 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2015 Siskin Spinus spinus2011 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2014 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2012 Great Tit Parus major2011 Blackbird Turdus merula2017 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2011 Jay Garrulus glandarius2017 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2011 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2011 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2011 House Martin Delichon urbicum2017 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2014 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2011 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2011 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2017 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2017 Skylark Alauda arvensis2017 Linnet Linaria cannabina2011 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2011 Dunnock Prunella modularis2011 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2012 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2011 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2011 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2011 Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae2021 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2017 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2017 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2017 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2015 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2015 Greylag Goose Anser anser2011 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2011 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2011 Raven Corvus corax2011 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2010 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2010 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2010 Green-veined White · Small Heath · Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary · Red Admiral · Common Heath
+8 more species Hide species list All 13 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Green-veined White Pieris napi Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Common Heath Ematurga atomaria2012 Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 344 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer autumn
2024 Tawny Owl · Chaffinch · Meadow Pipit · Swallow · Kestrel
+44 more species Hide species list All 49 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2017 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2017 Swallow Hirundo rustica2017 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2018 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2014 Coal Tit Periparus ater2012 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Stock Dove Columba oenas2019 Robin Erithacus rubecula2017 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2017 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2015 Siskin Spinus spinus2011 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2014 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2012 Great Tit Parus major2011 Blackbird Turdus merula2017 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2011 Jay Garrulus glandarius2017 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2011 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2011 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2011 House Martin Delichon urbicum2017 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2014 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2011 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2011 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2017 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2017 Skylark Alauda arvensis2017 Linnet Linaria cannabina2011 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2011 Dunnock Prunella modularis2011 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2012 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2011 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2011 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2011 Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae2021 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2017 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2017 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2017 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2015 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2015 Greylag Goose Anser anser2011 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2011 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2011 Raven Corvus corax2011 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2010 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2010 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2010 Green-veined White · Small Heath · Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary · Red Admiral · Common Heath
+8 more species Hide species list All 13 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Green-veined White Pieris napi Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Common Heath Ematurga atomaria2012 Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja
Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2012
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2012
Small White Pieris rapae2012
Small White Pieris rapae2012
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2012
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2012
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2010
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2010 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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