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✦ Ancient woodland18 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome18 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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Walking trails

Best for

8 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hairy-brome, Wood Speedwell, False-brome +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Platycheirus albimanus, Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Platycheirus albimanus, Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Sweet Cicely, Marsh Hawk's-beard, Gooseberry +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Mallard, Swallow · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Salmon Salad · last seen 2023; Fungi — Salmon Salad · last seen 2023

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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Wildlife to spot

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