Blackquarter Spinney - Woodland
33 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome33 ha
Getting here
52.31500, -0.39510
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Shires WayWalking route79 km▾
49 mile route liking the Swan's Way to the Grafham Water circular walk, which it now incorporates, made up largely of bridleways.
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route HDC 7 (alt route)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef HDC 7 (alt route)Local cycle route
Route HDC 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef HDC 7Local cycle route
N/ACycling route169 m▾
Named routeLength 169 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route336 m▾
Named routeLength 336 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route46 m▾
Named routeLength 46 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeLength 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
9,998 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,998 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Merlin · Swallow · Short-eared Owl · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch +35
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SwiftApus apus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- PochardAythya ferina
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- Little OwlAthene noctua2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhulaPyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Otter +1
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- BatChiroptera2022
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- Badger
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Large Red Damselfly · Ivy Bee · Large Garden Bumblebee
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
- Ivy BeeColletes hederae2020
- Large Garden BumblebeeBombus ruderatus2020
Smooth Hawk's-beard · Cat's-ear · Herb-Robert · Meadow Vetchling · Bristly Oxtongue +42
- Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- Fool's Water-Cress
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,998 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Merlin · Swallow · Short-eared Owl · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch +35
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SwiftApus apus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- PochardAythya ferina
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- Little OwlAthene noctua2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhulaPyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Otter +1
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- BatChiroptera2022
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- Badger
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Large Red Damselfly · Ivy Bee · Large Garden Bumblebee
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
- Ivy BeeColletes hederae2020
- Large Garden BumblebeeBombus ruderatus2020
Smooth Hawk's-beard · Cat's-ear · Herb-Robert · Meadow Vetchling · Bristly Oxtongue +42
- Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- Fool's Water-Cress
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meles meles2021
Meles meles2021
Helosciadium nodiflorum
Helosciadium nodiflorum
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumLaburnhamLaburnum anagyroidesLaburnhamLaburnum anagyroidesAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaNorway SprucePicea abiesNorway SprucePicea abiesField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisGreater BurdockArctium lappaGreater BurdockArctium lappaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCotoneaster horizontalisCotoneaster horizontalisCotoneaster horizontalisCotoneaster horizontalisGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisRumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispusWestern Red-cedarThuja plicataWestern Red-cedarThuja plicataEvents & activities nearby
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