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1 ha

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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
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — 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
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Mute Swan +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Mute Swan +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust, Common Orange Lichen, Orange Peel Fungus +24 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust, Common Orange Lichen, Orange Peel Fungus +24 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +180 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +180 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Red Clover, Gorse +50 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bramble, Red Clover, Gorse +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

National Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Ivanhoe WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

78 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Route 52Cycling route

Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route118 m

Named routeRef 52Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route113 m

Named routeRef 52Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route41 m

Named routeRef 52Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route327 m

Named routeLength 327 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

32,673 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

32,673 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

autumn

2026

Mute Swan · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Goldfinch +40

Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Common GullLarus canus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
TealAnas crecca2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

summerautumn

2026

Otter · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +1

OtterLutra lutra
MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects50 species

summer

2025

Sarcophaga · Nut Leaf Blister Moth · Knopper Gall Causer · Tachina fera · 7-spot Ladybird +45

SarcophagaSarcophaga
Nut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryli
Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic
Tachina feraTachina fera
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Globular Gall CauserAndricus inflator f. agamic
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Apple Leaf SkeletonizerChoreutis pariana
Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula
Parent BugElasmucha grisea
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Phytomyza aquilegiaePhytomyza aquilegiae
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis
Phytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzina
Elaphrus ripariusElaphrus riparius
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea
Smooth-spangle CauserNeuroterus albipes f. agamic
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Dasineura plicatrixDasineura plicatrix
Phania funestaPhania funesta
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Rabdophaga marginemtorquensRabdophaga marginemtorquens
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Oyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamic
Urophora carduiUrophora cardui
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum
Straw DotRivula sericealis
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata
Willow Bent-wingPhyllocnistis saligna
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Hazel leaf-minerPhyllonorycter nicellii
Coremacera marginataCoremacera marginata
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic
Common Ridge-backEpermenia chaerophyllella
Amauromyza flavifronsAmauromyza flavifrons

🍄

Fungi3 species

summerautumn

2025

Scarletina Bolete · Physcia tenella · Violet Bramble Rust

Scarletina BoleteNeoboletus praestigiator
Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella
Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum

🌿

Plants20 species

summer

2026

Gorse · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Shepherd's-purse · Soft-rush · Bramble +15

GorseUlex europaeus
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025
Common ReedPhragmites australis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

32,673 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

autumn

2026

Mute Swan · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Goldfinch +40

Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Common GullLarus canus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
TealAnas crecca2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

summerautumn

2026

Otter · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +1

OtterLutra lutra
MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects50 species

summer

2025

Sarcophaga · Nut Leaf Blister Moth · Knopper Gall Causer · Tachina fera · 7-spot Ladybird +45

SarcophagaSarcophaga
Nut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryli
Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic
Tachina feraTachina fera
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Globular Gall CauserAndricus inflator f. agamic
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Apple Leaf SkeletonizerChoreutis pariana
Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula
Parent BugElasmucha grisea
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Phytomyza aquilegiaePhytomyza aquilegiae
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis
Phytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzina
Elaphrus ripariusElaphrus riparius
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea
Smooth-spangle CauserNeuroterus albipes f. agamic
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Dasineura plicatrixDasineura plicatrix
Phania funestaPhania funesta
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Rabdophaga marginemtorquensRabdophaga marginemtorquens
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Oyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamic
Urophora carduiUrophora cardui
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum
Straw DotRivula sericealis
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata
Willow Bent-wingPhyllocnistis saligna
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Hazel leaf-minerPhyllonorycter nicellii
Coremacera marginataCoremacera marginata
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic
Common Ridge-backEpermenia chaerophyllella
Amauromyza flavifronsAmauromyza flavifrons

🍄

Fungi3 species

summerautumn

2025

Scarletina Bolete · Physcia tenella · Violet Bramble Rust

Scarletina BoleteNeoboletus praestigiator
Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella
Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum

🌿

Plants20 species

summer

2026

Gorse · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Shepherd's-purse · Soft-rush · Bramble +15

GorseUlex europaeus
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025
Common ReedPhragmites australis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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