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Berwickhall Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

WildlifeSeasonalBirds

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 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
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Hazel, Red Campion +12 more · last seen 2017

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +30 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +30 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Peacock, Hebrew Character, Green-veined White +218 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Hebrew Character, Green-veined White +218 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hazel, Elder, Pedunculate Oak +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Colne Valley PathWalking route37 km

Named routeLength 37 kmLocal walking route

London to Walsingham - stage 04Walking route

Named routeRef LW04Local walking route

Wildlife to spot

4,479 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,479 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds20 species

winter

2024

Blue Tit · Wren · Robin · Blackbird · Chaffinch +15

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2025

Marbled White · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell · Painted Lady +6

Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
CommaPolygonia c-album
PeacockAglais io
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Small WhitePieris rapae

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,479 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds20 species

winter

2024

Blue Tit · Wren · Robin · Blackbird · Chaffinch +15

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2025

Marbled White · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell · Painted Lady +6

Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
CommaPolygonia c-album
PeacockAglais io
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Small WhitePieris rapae

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Roger Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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