Solleys Orchard - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🧺Picnic🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.27437, 1.06587
Open directionsv
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
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕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
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕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
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
toilets, picnic area
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 18
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Red TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Black TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route▾
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
Coopers Lanepublic footpath · 71 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 71 mSurface compactedPath type: footway
Biggleswade Passagepublic footpath · 154 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 154 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
210 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 183Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 183National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Great Stour WayCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
17,405 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,405 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Kingfisher · Mallard +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
🦌Mammals9 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Mole · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Badger +4
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Wood Mouse
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Box Bug · Batman Hoverfly · Scathophaga stercoraria +7
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 10-spot Ladybird
Capillary Thread-moss
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,405 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Kingfisher · Mallard +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
🦌Mammals9 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Mole · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Badger +4
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Wood Mouse
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Box Bug · Batman Hoverfly · Scathophaga stercoraria +7
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 10-spot Ladybird
Capillary Thread-moss
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Apodemus sylvaticus
Apodemus sylvaticus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculusRabbitOryctolagus cuniculusHedgehogErinaceus europaeusHedgehogErinaceus europaeusAdalia decempunctata
Adalia decempunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Events & activities nearby
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