Stanborough Garden Plantation - Woodland
17 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome17 ha
Getting here
50.34728, -3.72154
Open directionsv
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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route
Dart Valley TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef DVTRegional walking route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.1 km▾
Named routeRef 28Length 5.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 28Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km▾
Named routeRef 28Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route493 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 493 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 28Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
17,531 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,531 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Blackbird · Robin · Chaffinch · Blue Tit +28
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
- RavenCorvus corax2020
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2020▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Yellow-Line Quaker · Black Rustic · Red-Line Quaker · Common Marbled Carpet · Beaded Chestnut +58
- Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019
- Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019
- Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2019
- Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019
- Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2019
- Lunar Underwing
Butterfly-bush · False-brome · Plantago major subsp. major · Montbretia · Field-rose +4
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
- Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
- Field-roseRosa arvensis
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Soft-rush
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,531 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Blackbird · Robin · Chaffinch · Blue Tit +28
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
- RavenCorvus corax2020
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2020▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Yellow-Line Quaker · Black Rustic · Red-Line Quaker · Common Marbled Carpet · Beaded Chestnut +58
- Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019
- Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019
- Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2019
- Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019
- Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2019
- Lunar Underwing
Butterfly-bush · False-brome · Plantago major subsp. major · Montbretia · Field-rose +4
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
- Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
- Field-roseRosa arvensis
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Soft-rush
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anchoscelis lunosa2019
Anchoscelis lunosa2019
Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2019Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2019Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2019Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2019November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2019November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2019Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2019Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2019Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2019Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2019ChestnutConistra vaccinii2019ChestnutConistra vaccinii2019Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2019Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2019December MothPoecilocampa populi2019December MothPoecilocampa populi2019Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2019Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2019SallowCirrhia icteritia2019SallowCirrhia icteritia2019DelicateMythimna vitellina2019DelicateMythimna vitellina2019Spruce CarpetThera britannica2019Spruce CarpetThera britannica2019Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2022Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2022SyrphusSyrphus2022SyrphusSyrphus2022SatelliteEupsilia transversa2019SatelliteEupsilia transversa2019Dark ChestnutConistra ligula2019Dark ChestnutConistra ligula2019Silver YAutographa gamma2019Silver YAutographa gamma2019Autumnal RusticEugnorisma glareosa2019Autumnal RusticEugnorisma glareosa2019Pine CarpetPennithera firmata2019Pine CarpetPennithera firmata2019Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2019Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2019Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019Illustrious GreenbottleLucilia illustrisIllustrious GreenbottleLucilia illustrisCommon GreenbottleLucilia caesarCommon GreenbottleLucilia caesarSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaPhaonia signataPhaonia signataPhaonia signataPhaonia signataLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaMelanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2023Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2023Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2023Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2023Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2023Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2023Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2023Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2023Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2023Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2023Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2023Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela2022Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela2022Myopa buccataMyopa buccata2022Myopa buccataMyopa buccata2022Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2022Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2022Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2022Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2022Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2022Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2022Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2021Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2021Flounced ChestnutAnchoscelis helvola2019Flounced ChestnutAnchoscelis helvola2019Winter MothOperophtera brumata2019Winter MothOperophtera brumata2019Pale TussockCalliteara pudibunda2019Pale TussockCalliteara pudibunda2019Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2019Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2019Feathered RanunculusPolymixis lichenea2019Feathered RanunculusPolymixis lichenea2019Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2019Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2019Common WainscotMythimna pallens2019Common WainscotMythimna pallens2019Straw DotRivula sericealis2019Straw DotRivula sericealis2019Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019Large WainscotRhizedra lutosa2019Large WainscotRhizedra lutosa2019Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2019Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2019L-album WainscotMythimna l-album2019L-album WainscotMythimna l-album2019Juncus effusus
Juncus effusus
Hedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum