Arshaton Wood
✦ Ancient woodland35 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome35 ha
Getting here
50.97374, -3.91382
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wild Onion, Red Clover, Bugle +315 more · last seen 2019
Free
Plants — Wild Onion, Pedunculate Oak, Common Chickweed +29 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Red Admiral, Large White +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Red Admiral, Large White +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
4,411 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,411 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Spotted Flycatcher · Pied Wagtail · Nuthatch · Robin +19
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Otter · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- MoleTalpa europaea2021
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Large Red Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Small White · Red Admiral · Gatekeeper +19
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2020
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Red Clover · Wood Anemone · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Cuckooflower · Common Smoothcap +75
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- BugleAjuga reptans
- Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,411 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Spotted Flycatcher · Pied Wagtail · Nuthatch · Robin +19
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Otter · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- MoleTalpa europaea2021
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Large Red Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Small White · Red Admiral · Gatekeeper +19
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2020
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Red Clover · Wood Anemone · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Cuckooflower · Common Smoothcap +75
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- BugleAjuga reptans
- Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
2019
2019
PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Leptura aurulentaLeptura aurulentaLeptura aurulentaLeptura aurulentaBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2020Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2020Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2020Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2020Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2019Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2019Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Lesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaMaidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoidesMaidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoidesSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumMulti-fruited CryphaeaDendrocryphaea lamyanaMulti-fruited CryphaeaDendrocryphaea lamyanaEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataGreater Water-mossFontinalis antipyreticaGreater Water-mossFontinalis antipyreticaPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataSmaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloidesSmaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloidesRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrumRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumLarger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroidesLarger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroidesGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWelsh Pocket-mossFissidens celticusWelsh Pocket-mossFissidens celticusNotched PouchwortCalypogeia argutaNotched PouchwortCalypogeia argutaFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusVariable Forklet-mossDicranella variaVariable Forklet-mossDicranella variaCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareJagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfoliaJagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfoliaCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideusLesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusAppleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitansAppleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitansWood-rustCephalozia curvifoliaWood-rustCephalozia curvifoliaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaMicheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifoliaMicheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifoliaCow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatumCow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatumBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansWall Thread-mossBryum radiculosumWall Thread-mossBryum radiculosumCommon PouchwortCalypogeia fissaCommon PouchwortCalypogeia fissaGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataLustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitensLustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitensGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxDwarf NeckeraNeckera pumilaDwarf NeckeraNeckera pumilaClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumTozer's Thread-mossEpipterygium tozeriTozer's Thread-mossEpipterygium tozeriMatchstick FlapwortOdontoschisma denudatumMatchstick FlapwortOdontoschisma denudatumDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiYellow Thread-mossPohlia lutescensYellow Thread-mossPohlia lutescensWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisDwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformisDwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformisGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum