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Birch Wood

20 ha
WildlifeForagingBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha

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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Hogweed, Guelder-rose +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Raven, Pheasant +25 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Raven, Pheasant +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +51 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +51 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bracken, Lesser Skullcap, Yorkshire-fog +256 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Bracken, Lesser Skullcap, Yorkshire-fog +256 more · last seen 2020

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Channel to ChannelWalking route
Named routeRef CCRegional walking route
East Deane WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWRegional walking route
Herepath Trail - Blagdon HillWalking route
Named routeRef HTbLocal walking route
Herepath Trail - OtterfordWalking route
Named routeRef HToLocal walking route
Herepath Trail - ChurchstantonWalking route
Named routeRef HTcLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

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