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Bliss Grove

✦ Ancient woodland30 ha

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome30 ha

Getting here

51.98016, 0.42576

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕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

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ash, Dog-rose, Pedunculate Oak +59 more · last seen 2022

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Bramble, Hawthorn +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Orange-tip +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Orange-tip +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Turpin's Trail 1Walking route

Third of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Turpin's Trail 3Walking route

Third of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Turpin's Trail 2Walking route

Second of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

London to Walsingham - stage 04Walking route

Named routeRef LW04Local walking route

Wildlife to spot

2,229 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,229 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

winter

2025

Blackbird · Wren · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin +31

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MagpiePica pica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RookCorvus frugilegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Helophilus pendulus · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle

Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,229 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

winter

2025

Blackbird · Wren · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin +31

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MagpiePica pica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RookCorvus frugilegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Helophilus pendulus · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle

Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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✦SPAINS HALLHistoric site1.4 km→✦Moated site and fishpond at Maynards FarmHistoric site1.5 km→✦Great Winsey moated site and fishpond, 1.4km south west of Finchingfield churchHistoric site1.9 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→🌱Piper's MeadowUrban park3.3 km→✦The Howses moated siteHistoric site3.7 km→

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