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Arnold's Shaw

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Nimbus obliteratus, 7-spot Ladybird, Graphopsocus cruciatus +21 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Nimbus obliteratus, 7-spot Ladybird, Graphopsocus cruciatus +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

St Peter's WayWalking route66 km

Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route74 m

Named routeRef 13Length 74 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2 km

Named routeRef 13Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route656 m

Named routeRef 13Length 656 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

9,455 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,455 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Buzzard +61

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
BuzzardButeo buteo
JayGarrulus glandarius
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Rock DoveColumba livia
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SwiftApus apus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
House SparrowPasser domesticus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
WhitethroatCurruca communis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2021

🦌

Mammals7 species

springautumnwinter

2023

Red Fox · Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Otter · Pipistrelle Bat species +2

Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2022
BadgerMeles meles
OtterLutra lutra
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2022
Fallow DeerDama dama2022
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021

🐝

Insects24 species

summerautumn

2026

Nimbus obliteratus · 7-spot Ladybird · Graphopsocus cruciatus · Box Tree Moth · Brimstone +19

Nimbus obliteratusNimbus obliteratus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2023
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025
Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2025
Stictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilon2025
Large WhitePieris brassicae2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Myrmus miriformisMyrmus miriformis2025
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus2025
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2025
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2021
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2022

Giant Hogweed

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,455 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Buzzard +61

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
BuzzardButeo buteo
JayGarrulus glandarius
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Rock DoveColumba livia
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SwiftApus apus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
House SparrowPasser domesticus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
WhitethroatCurruca communis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2021

🦌

Mammals7 species

springautumnwinter

2023

Red Fox · Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Otter · Pipistrelle Bat species +2

Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2022
BadgerMeles meles
OtterLutra lutra
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2022
Fallow DeerDama dama2022
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021

🐝

Insects24 species

summerautumn

2026

Nimbus obliteratus · 7-spot Ladybird · Graphopsocus cruciatus · Box Tree Moth · Brimstone +19

Nimbus obliteratusNimbus obliteratus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2023
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025
Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2025
Stictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilon2025
Large WhitePieris brassicae2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Myrmus miriformisMyrmus miriformis2025
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus2025
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2025
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2021
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2022

Giant Hogweed

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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