Bowshots Wood
✦ Ancient woodland10 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
51.83506, 1.10261
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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
- 🌿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
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Elder, Pedunculate Oak, Bramble +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Elder, Holly, Pedunculate Oak +139 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large White +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large White +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 150Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 150National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeRef 150Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 150Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,751 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,751 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Wren · Green Woodpecker · Coal Tit · Pheasant +26
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Slow-worm
Brimstone · Pill Beetle · Black Clock · Poecilus cupreus · Rosemary Beetle
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
- Pill BeetleByrrhus pilula2025
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025
- Poecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreus2025
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2023
🌿Plants80 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Cleavers · Common Couch · Bristly Oxtongue · Elder · Spear Thistle +75
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Common CouchElymus repens
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,751 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Wren · Green Woodpecker · Coal Tit · Pheasant +26
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Slow-worm
Brimstone · Pill Beetle · Black Clock · Poecilus cupreus · Rosemary Beetle
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
- Pill BeetleByrrhus pilula2025
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025
- Poecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreus2025
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2023
🌿Plants80 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Cleavers · Common Couch · Bristly Oxtongue · Elder · Spear Thistle +75
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Common CouchElymus repens
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ash
Ash
Fraxinus excelsior
Fraxinus excelsior
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumRadishRaphanus raphanistrumRadishRaphanus raphanistrumSpindleEuonymus europaeusSpindleEuonymus europaeusField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumAnnual PearlwortSagina apetalaAnnual PearlwortSagina apetalaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGuernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensisGuernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensisBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumCockspurEchinochloa crus-galliCockspurEchinochloa crus-galliGreen AmaranthAmaranthus hybridusGreen AmaranthAmaranthus hybridusWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaBetonyBetonica officinalisBetonyBetonica officinalisRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumStinking ChamomileAnthemis cotulaStinking ChamomileAnthemis cotulaField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumHorse-radishArmoracia rusticanaHorse-radishArmoracia rusticanaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusDwarf SpurgeEuphorbia exiguaDwarf SpurgeEuphorbia exiguaRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansRound-leaved FluellenKickxia spuriaRound-leaved FluellenKickxia spuriaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisEvents & activities nearby
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