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✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Swallow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak +31 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red Admiral, Holly Blue, Peacock +92 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Red Admiral, Holly Blue, Peacock +92 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Yarrow +255 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Yarrow +255 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

Sturrick Lanebridleway · 148 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 148 mPath type: residential

Sturrick Lanebridleway · 14 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 14 mSurface asphaltPath type: living_street

Wildlife to spot

6,077 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,077 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

summer

2025

Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Swallow · Blackbird · Blue Tit +37

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
SwallowHirundo rustica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
House SparrowPasser domesticus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SwiftApus apus
MagpiePica pica
NuthatchSitta europaea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BuzzardButeo buteo
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Great TitParus major2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Badger · Wood Mouse

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
BadgerMeles meles2024
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2023

Red-legged Shieldbug

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

🌿

Plants92 species

summer

2023

Small-flowered Crane's-bill · Sun Spurge · Creeping Bent · Creeping Cinquefoil · Annual Meadow-grass +87

Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
HazelCorylus avellana
YewTaxus baccata
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Water CressNasturtium officinale
Field PansyViola arvensis
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Curled DockRumex crispus
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Austrian PinePinus nigra
Thorn-appleDatura stramonium
Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Wild CherryPrunus avium
IvyHedera helix
Spreading Hedge-parsleyTorilis arvensis
Wild PlumPrunus domestica
Black MustardBrassica nigra
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
Greater PlantainPlantago major
English ElmUlmus procera
BalmMelissa officinalis
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus
Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine
Round-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifolium
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana
Slender ThistleCarduus tenuiflorus
NipplewortLapsana communis
GypsywortLycopus europaeus
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
YarrowAchillea millefolium
HollyIlex aquifolium
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Sweet VioletViola odorata
DandelionTaraxacum
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Trailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusum
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
DaisyBellis perennis
Dog-roseRosa canina
False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia
Field MapleAcer campestre
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Stinking ChamomileAnthemis cotula
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
ElderSambucus nigra
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides
HemlockConium maculatum
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
RapeBrassica napus
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,077 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

summer

2025

Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Swallow · Blackbird · Blue Tit +37

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
SwallowHirundo rustica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
House SparrowPasser domesticus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SwiftApus apus
MagpiePica pica
NuthatchSitta europaea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BuzzardButeo buteo
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Great TitParus major2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Badger · Wood Mouse

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
BadgerMeles meles2024
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2023

Red-legged Shieldbug

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

🌿

Plants92 species

summer

2023

Small-flowered Crane's-bill · Sun Spurge · Creeping Bent · Creeping Cinquefoil · Annual Meadow-grass +87

Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
HazelCorylus avellana
YewTaxus baccata
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Water CressNasturtium officinale
Field PansyViola arvensis
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Curled DockRumex crispus
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Austrian PinePinus nigra
Thorn-appleDatura stramonium
Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Wild CherryPrunus avium
IvyHedera helix
Spreading Hedge-parsleyTorilis arvensis
Wild PlumPrunus domestica
Black MustardBrassica nigra
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
Greater PlantainPlantago major
English ElmUlmus procera
BalmMelissa officinalis
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus
Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine
Round-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifolium
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana
Slender ThistleCarduus tenuiflorus
NipplewortLapsana communis
GypsywortLycopus europaeus
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
YarrowAchillea millefolium
HollyIlex aquifolium
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Sweet VioletViola odorata
DandelionTaraxacum
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Trailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusum
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
DaisyBellis perennis
Dog-roseRosa canina
False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia
Field MapleAcer campestre
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Stinking ChamomileAnthemis cotula
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
ElderSambucus nigra
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides
HemlockConium maculatum
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
RapeBrassica napus
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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