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Getting here

53.19906, -1.15501

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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
🐕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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

3 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Siskin, Blackbird, Goldfinch +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Siskin, Blackbird, Goldfinch +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Light Brown Apple Moth +263 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Light Brown Apple Moth +263 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route

Named route

Dukeries TrailWalking route

Named route

Robin Hood WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Maun Valley TrailWalking route

Named route

Wildwood TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 645Cycling route

Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 648Cycling route

Named routeRef 648National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route984 m

Named routeRef 648Length 984 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route661 m

Named routeRef 648Length 661 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route993 m

Named routeRef 6Length 993 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route

Named routeRef Green Route

Outlaw TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRef Red Route

Viking TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRef Blue Route

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Oakfield Lanebyway open to all traffic · 128 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 128 mSurface gravelPath type: service

Oakfield Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.7 km

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.7 kmSurface dirtPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

41,068 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

41,068 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds29 species

springautumn

2025

Robin · Wren · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +24

RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
JayGarrulus glandarius

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2025

Tall Fescue Planthopper

Tall Fescue PlanthopperRibautodelphax imitans

🌿

Plants131 species

springautumn

2025

Bluebell · Black Nightshade · Wall-rue · Bracken · Holly +126

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
HollyIlex aquifolium
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Wild CherryPrunus avium
YewTaxus baccata
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Water-StarwortCallitriche
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Parsley Water-dropwortOenanthe lachenalii
Great MilletSorghum bicolor
Fringed PearlwortSagina filicaulis
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Water BentPolypogon viridis
Fodder VetchVicia villosa
Spanish-daggerYucca gloriosa
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
TansyTanacetum vulgare
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Grass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralis
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Great LettuceLactuca virosa
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
American Winter-cressBarbarea verna
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
HemlockConium maculatum
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus
Musk ThistleCarduus nutans
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica
Curled DockRumex crispus
Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
NipplewortLapsana communis
Wood MelickMelica uniflora
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Bush VetchVicia sepium
DandelionTaraxacum
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Water MintMentha aquatica
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
IvyHedera helix
DaisyBellis perennis
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
PignutConopodium majus
HazelCorylus avellana
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
White Dead-nettleLamium album
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
daffodilsNarcissus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Field MapleAcer campestre
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
AppleMalus domestica
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor
CowslipPrimula veris
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Field-roseRosa arvensis
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
Apple-mintMentha spicata x suaveolens = M. x villosa
Water CressNasturtium officinale
Wood MilletMilium effusum
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

41,068 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds29 species

springautumn

2025

Robin · Wren · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +24

RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
JayGarrulus glandarius

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2025

Tall Fescue Planthopper

Tall Fescue PlanthopperRibautodelphax imitans

🌿

Plants131 species

springautumn

2025

Bluebell · Black Nightshade · Wall-rue · Bracken · Holly +126

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
HollyIlex aquifolium
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Wild CherryPrunus avium
YewTaxus baccata
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Water-StarwortCallitriche
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Parsley Water-dropwortOenanthe lachenalii
Great MilletSorghum bicolor
Fringed PearlwortSagina filicaulis
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Water BentPolypogon viridis
Fodder VetchVicia villosa
Spanish-daggerYucca gloriosa
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
TansyTanacetum vulgare
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Grass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralis
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Great LettuceLactuca virosa
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
American Winter-cressBarbarea verna
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
HemlockConium maculatum
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus
Musk ThistleCarduus nutans
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica
Curled DockRumex crispus
Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
NipplewortLapsana communis
Wood MelickMelica uniflora
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Bush VetchVicia sepium
DandelionTaraxacum
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Water MintMentha aquatica
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
IvyHedera helix
DaisyBellis perennis
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
PignutConopodium majus
HazelCorylus avellana
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
White Dead-nettleLamium album
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
daffodilsNarcissus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Field MapleAcer campestre
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
AppleMalus domestica
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor
CowslipPrimula veris
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Field-roseRosa arvensis
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
Apple-mintMentha spicata x suaveolens = M. x villosa
Water CressNasturtium officinale
Wood MilletMilium effusum
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum