Woodland near Overton
2 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.98870, -1.17578
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Millennium WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km▾
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
Camino Ingles to SantiagoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Yoredale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Lords Lanepublic footpath · 516 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 516 mPath type: service
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
Orbital RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef OrbitalRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route310 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 310 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route64 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route186 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 186 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
15,240 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
15,240 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Barn Owl · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Chaffinch +46
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common GullLarus canus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
Mole · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects25 species
springsummer
2025▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Southern Hawker · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Pine Ladybird · Hornet +20
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- HornetVespa crabro
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
🌿Plants2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Raspberry · Parsley-leaved Bramble
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,240 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Barn Owl · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Chaffinch +46
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common GullLarus canus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
Mole · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects25 species
springsummer
2025▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Southern Hawker · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Pine Ladybird · Hornet +20
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- HornetVespa crabro
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
🌿Plants2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Raspberry · Parsley-leaved Bramble
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hornet Hoverfly
Hornet Hoverfly
Volucella zonaria
Volucella zonaria
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