🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.24876, 0.51719
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 244m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 244m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Swift +33 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Swift +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dark Mullein, Green Alkanet, Ground-ivy +43 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dark Mullein, Green Alkanet, Ground-ivy +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +37 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +37 more · last seen 2024
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route217 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route18 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
5,200 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
5,200 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Lapwing · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jay +3
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Common Pipistrelle
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Small White · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper · Red Admiral +19
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
🌿Plants13 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Yew · Common Nettle · Lesser Calamint · Musk-mallow · Odontites vernus subsp. serotinus +8
- YewTaxus baccata
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Lesser CalamintClinopodium nepeta2024
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata2024
- Odontites vernus subsp. serotinusOdontites vernus subsp. serotinus2024
- Fodder Vetch
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,200 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Lapwing · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jay +3
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Common Pipistrelle
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Small White · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper · Red Admiral +19
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
🌿Plants13 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Yew · Common Nettle · Lesser Calamint · Musk-mallow · Odontites vernus subsp. serotinus +8
- YewTaxus baccata
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Lesser CalamintClinopodium nepeta2024
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata2024
- Odontites vernus subsp. serotinusOdontites vernus subsp. serotinus2024
- Fodder Vetch
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolusHolly BlueCelastrina argiolusSmall SkipperThymelicus sylvestrisSmall SkipperThymelicus sylvestrisCommaPolygonia c-albumCommaPolygonia c-albumSmall CopperLycaena phlaeasSmall CopperLycaena phlaeasLarge SkipperOchlodes sylvanusLarge SkipperOchlodes sylvanusPeacockAglais ioPeacockAglais ioSilver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphiaSilver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphiaRingletAphantopus hyperantusRingletAphantopus hyperantusSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticaeSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticaeWhite AdmiralLimenitis camillaWhite AdmiralLimenitis camilla7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Purple HairstreakFavonius quercusPurple HairstreakFavonius quercusGreen-veined WhitePieris napiGreen-veined WhitePieris napiGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023Vicia villosa2024
Vicia villosa2024
SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2024SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2024Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola2024Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola2024Marsh HelleborineEpipactis palustris2024Marsh HelleborineEpipactis palustris2024HonestyLunaria annua2024HonestyLunaria annua2024HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2023HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2023Black BryonyTamus communis2023Black BryonyTamus communis2023Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2023Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2023Events & activities nearby
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