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Bowen Wood

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Chris Thomas-Atkin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 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
🌿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

Good to know

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

Parking

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, Holly, Butcher's-broom +234 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Wren, Blue Tit, Robin +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Blue Tit, Robin +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle +26 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly +29 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Vanguard WayWalking route111 km

Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route

WealdwayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Regional Route 90Cycling route

Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route

ESCC Route 310 proposed cycle routeCycling route

Named route

Main RouteCycling route2.7 km

Named routeRef 90Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route289 m

Named routeRef 90Length 289 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

11,729 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,729 records · National Biodiversity Network

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Fallow Deer

Fallow DeerDama dama

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

springautumn

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects4 species

springautumn

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Minotaur Beetle · Common Darter · Southern Hawker

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025

🌿

Plants135 species

autumn

2026

Bramble · Holly · Bluebell · Herb-Robert · Silver Birch +130

BrambleRubus
HollyIlex aquifolium
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Silver BirchBetula pendula
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Spotted MedickMedicago arabica
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
ElderSambucus nigra
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus
IvyHedera helix
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
DaisyBellis perennis
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Ulmus aggregateUlmus aggregate2025
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Curled DockRumex crispus2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
DockRumex
Bitter-CressCardamine
European LarchLarix decidua
ThistleCirsium
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
CleaversGalium aparine
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
BoxBuxus sempervirens
DandelionTaraxacum
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis
Dog-roseRosa canina
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2025
Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2025
Red FescueFestuca rubra2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2025
Giant-rhubarbGunnera tinctoria2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2025
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2025
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025
TormentilPotentilla erecta2025
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2025
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025
Many-flowered RoseRosa multiflora2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025
Stone ParsleySison amomum2025
HopHumulus lupulus2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2025
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
Black BryonyTamus communis2025
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025
AspenPopulus tremula2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
BugleAjuga reptans2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,729 records · National Biodiversity Network

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Fallow Deer

Fallow DeerDama dama

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

springautumn

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects4 species

springautumn

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Minotaur Beetle · Common Darter · Southern Hawker

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025

🌿

Plants135 species

autumn

2026

Bramble · Holly · Bluebell · Herb-Robert · Silver Birch +130

BrambleRubus
HollyIlex aquifolium
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Silver BirchBetula pendula
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Spotted MedickMedicago arabica
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
ElderSambucus nigra
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus
IvyHedera helix
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
DaisyBellis perennis
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Ulmus aggregateUlmus aggregate2025
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Curled DockRumex crispus2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
DockRumex
Bitter-CressCardamine
European LarchLarix decidua
ThistleCirsium
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
CleaversGalium aparine
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
BoxBuxus sempervirens
DandelionTaraxacum
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis
Dog-roseRosa canina
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2025
Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2025
Red FescueFestuca rubra2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2025
Giant-rhubarbGunnera tinctoria2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2025
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2025
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025
TormentilPotentilla erecta2025
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2025
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025
Many-flowered RoseRosa multiflora2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025
Stone ParsleySison amomum2025
HopHumulus lupulus2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2025
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
Black BryonyTamus communis2025
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025
AspenPopulus tremula2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
BugleAjuga reptans2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris Thomas-Atkin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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