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Affaland Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

50.76266, -4.38524

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and House Sparrow
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, House Sparrow, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Chaffinch, House Sparrow, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Gatekeeper +119 more · last seen 2021

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Atlantic Ivy, Bluebell +4 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route (3)Cycling route
Named routeRef (3)Local cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route346 m
Named routeRef 3Length 346 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route316 m
Named routeRef 3Length 316 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route106 m
Named routeRef 3Length 106 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Barn near Affaland Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Barn near Affaland Wood

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⛪St Denis's ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→⛪St Swithin's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→⛪Holy Cross ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→⛪St Leonard's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→⛪Clawton Bridge Methodist ChapelReligious grounds3.5 km→⛪Hornacott ChapelReligious grounds4.1 km→