Boreat Brake ✦ Ancient woodland 28 ha
🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
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Free entry Dogs welcome 28 ha
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50.97312, -4.02393
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Southern Marsh-orchid, Lords-and-Ladies, Hedge Woundwort +1 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Carrion Crow, Robin +44 more · last seen 2023; Birds — House Sparrow, Carrion Crow, Robin +44 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Violet Ground Beetle +42 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
2,817 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,817 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Swallow · Pheasant +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Common Gull Larus canus2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Starling Sturnus vulgaris Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Raven Corvus corax2021 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring summer
2021 ▾
Rabbit · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog +5
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Indet. Deer Cervidae Stoat Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Violet Ground Beetle · Dark Bush-cricket · Speckled Bush-cricket · Box Bug +15
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Green Tortoise Beetle Cassida viridis2023 Southern Marsh-orchid
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,817 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Swallow · Pheasant +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Common Gull Larus canus2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Starling Sturnus vulgaris Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Raven Corvus corax2021 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring summer
2021 ▾
Rabbit · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog +5
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Indet. Deer Cervidae Stoat Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Violet Ground Beetle · Dark Bush-cricket · Speckled Bush-cricket · Box Bug +15
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Green Tortoise Beetle Cassida viridis2023 Southern Marsh-orchid
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mustela erminea
Mustela erminea
Red Deer Cervus elaphus
Red Deer Cervus elaphus
Mole Talpa europaea
Mole Talpa europaea
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Red-headed Cardinal Beetle
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle
Pyrochroa serraticornis2023
Pyrochroa serraticornis2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca2022
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca2022
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2022
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2022
Shore Sexton Beetle Necrodes littoralis2022
Shore Sexton Beetle Necrodes littoralis2022
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2021
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2021
Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata2021
Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata2021
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2021
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2021
Cantharis cryptica Cantharis cryptica2021
Cantharis cryptica Cantharis cryptica2021
Chrysolina Chrysolina2021
Chrysolina Chrysolina2021
Birch Clubhorn Cimbex femoratus2021
Birch Clubhorn Cimbex femoratus2021
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2021
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2021 