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Allacott Wood

6 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Nuthatch, Blackbird, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Nuthatch, Blackbird, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Meadowsweet, Blackthorn, Common Nettle +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +55 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +55 more · last seen 2021

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ragged-Robin, Meadowsweet +186 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ragged-Robin, Meadowsweet +186 more · last seen 2021

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 3 Link RouteCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Route 3Cycling route527.7 km

Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network

N/ACycling route488 m

Named routeLength 488 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 3Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route5 km

Named routeRef 3Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.7 km

Named routeRef 3Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

6,343 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,343 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds24 species

summerautumn

2025

Buzzard · Sand Martin · Barn Owl · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +19

BuzzardButeo buteo
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
JayGarrulus glandarius
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2021
RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
SiskinSpinus spinus2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
Great TitParus major2021
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
RobinErithacus rubecula2021
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2021

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects21 species

summer

2021

Broad-bodied Chaser · Green Dock Beetle · Banded Demoiselle · Mint Leaf Beetle · Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber +16

Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Mint Leaf BeetleChrysolina herbacea
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata
Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus

🌿

Plants117 species

summer

2021

Himalayan Balsam · Meadowsweet · Soft-rush · Reed Canary-grass · Yorkshire-fog +112

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
BugleAjuga reptans
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
White CloverTrifolium repens
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
RowanSorbus aucuparia
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Water MintMentha aquatica
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Eared WillowSalix aurita
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
BrambleRubus
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Wood Club-rushScirpus sylvaticus
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
AshFraxinus excelsior
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense
GorseUlex europaeus
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
HazelCorylus avellana
CleaversGalium aparine
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Hybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Velvet BentAgrostis canina
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Lesser SkullcapScutellaria minor
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
Wavy St John's-wortHypericum undulatum
Common SedgeCarex nigra
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata
ElderSambucus nigra
OsierSalix viminalis
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Curled DockRumex crispus
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
HollyIlex aquifolium
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Smooth-stalked SedgeCarex laevigata
Remote SedgeCarex remota
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,343 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds24 species

summerautumn

2025

Buzzard · Sand Martin · Barn Owl · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +19

BuzzardButeo buteo
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
JayGarrulus glandarius
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2021
RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
SiskinSpinus spinus2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
Great TitParus major2021
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
RobinErithacus rubecula2021
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2021

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects21 species

summer

2021

Broad-bodied Chaser · Green Dock Beetle · Banded Demoiselle · Mint Leaf Beetle · Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber +16

Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Mint Leaf BeetleChrysolina herbacea
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata
Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus

🌿

Plants117 species

summer

2021

Himalayan Balsam · Meadowsweet · Soft-rush · Reed Canary-grass · Yorkshire-fog +112

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
BugleAjuga reptans
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
White CloverTrifolium repens
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
RowanSorbus aucuparia
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Water MintMentha aquatica
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Eared WillowSalix aurita
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
BrambleRubus
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Wood Club-rushScirpus sylvaticus
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
AshFraxinus excelsior
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense
GorseUlex europaeus
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
HazelCorylus avellana
CleaversGalium aparine
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Hybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Velvet BentAgrostis canina
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Lesser SkullcapScutellaria minor
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
Wavy St John's-wortHypericum undulatum
Common SedgeCarex nigra
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata
ElderSambucus nigra
OsierSalix viminalis
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Curled DockRumex crispus
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
HollyIlex aquifolium
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Smooth-stalked SedgeCarex laevigata
Remote SedgeCarex remota
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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