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52.48459, -0.22443
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Cormorant +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Cormorant +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Green-veined White +93 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Green-veined White +93 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bifid Hemp-nettle, Bracken, Cross-leaved Heath +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bifid Hemp-nettle, Bracken, Cross-leaved Heath +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Rothschild Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Green Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map The Green Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 93 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 93 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 224 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 224 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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34,220 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,220 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Mute Swan · Carrion Crow · Mallard +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major Gadwall Mareca strepera Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Jay Garrulus glandarius Greylag Goose Anser anser Siskin Spinus spinus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Skylark Alauda arvensis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Stock Dove Columba oenas Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis House Martin Delichon urbicum Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 🦌 Mammals 6 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Chinese Water Deer · Mole · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel +1
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis2025 Mole Talpa europaea Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus 🐝 Insects 46 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Black-tailed Skimmer · 14-spot Ladybird +41
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Bifid Hemp-nettle · Cross-leaved Heath · Common Reed · Heath Wood-rush · Rough Meadow-grass +3
Bifid Hemp-nettle Galeopsis bifida Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Common Reed Phragmites australis Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis Common Nettle Urtica dioica Hemlock Conium maculatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,220 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Mute Swan · Carrion Crow · Mallard +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major Gadwall Mareca strepera Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Jay Garrulus glandarius Greylag Goose Anser anser Siskin Spinus spinus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Skylark Alauda arvensis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Stock Dove Columba oenas Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis House Martin Delichon urbicum Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 🦌 Mammals 6 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Chinese Water Deer · Mole · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel +1
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis2025 Mole Talpa europaea Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus 🐝 Insects 46 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Black-tailed Skimmer · 14-spot Ladybird +41
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Bifid Hemp-nettle · Cross-leaved Heath · Common Reed · Heath Wood-rush · Rough Meadow-grass +3
Bifid Hemp-nettle Galeopsis bifida Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Common Reed Phragmites australis Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis Common Nettle Urtica dioica Hemlock Conium maculatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2025
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Ditropis pteridis Ditropis pteridis2025
Ditropis pteridis Ditropis pteridis2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Golden-haired Robberfly Choerades marginatus2025
Golden-haired Robberfly Choerades marginatus2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri2025
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri2025
Timothy Grassbug Stenotus binotatus2025
Timothy Grassbug Stenotus binotatus2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Orthops (Orthops) campestris Orthops (Orthops) campestris2025
Orthops (Orthops) campestris Orthops (Orthops) campestris2025
Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus2025
Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Rhogogaster Rhogogaster2025
Rhogogaster Rhogogaster2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2025
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida2025
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Striped Fern-sawfly Strongylogaster multifasciata2025
Striped Fern-sawfly Strongylogaster multifasciata2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum 