Catfollon Spinney - Broadleaved woodland
7 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
52.45250, -1.07725
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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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km▾
From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury
Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
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Wildlife to spot
3,845 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,845 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJay · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +26
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Great TitParus major2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Large Striped Flea Beetle · Iridescent Centurion · Nephus quadrimaculatus · Small Black Ant · Agromyza anthracina +42
- Large Striped Flea BeetlePhyllotreta nemorum
- Iridescent CenturionSargus iridatus
- Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
- Small Black AntLasius niger
- Agromyza anthracinaAgromyza anthracina
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Nettle-Tap
Artist's Bracket · Physcia adscendens
- Artist's BracketGanoderma applanatum
- Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens
Creeping Buttercup · Rough Meadow-grass · Broad-leaved Dock · Yorkshire-fog · Cow Parsley +66
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,845 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJay · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +26
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Great TitParus major2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Large Striped Flea Beetle · Iridescent Centurion · Nephus quadrimaculatus · Small Black Ant · Agromyza anthracina +42
- Large Striped Flea BeetlePhyllotreta nemorum
- Iridescent CenturionSargus iridatus
- Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
- Small Black AntLasius niger
- Agromyza anthracinaAgromyza anthracina
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Nettle-Tap
Artist's Bracket · Physcia adscendens
- Artist's BracketGanoderma applanatum
- Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens
Creeping Buttercup · Rough Meadow-grass · Broad-leaved Dock · Yorkshire-fog · Cow Parsley +66
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anthophila fabriciana
Anthophila fabriciana
Large WhitePieris brassicaeLarge WhitePieris brassicae7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataHaliplusHaliplusHaliplusHaliplusTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisLiposthenes glechomaeLiposthenes glechomaeLiposthenes glechomaeLiposthenes glechomaeFace FlyMusca autumnalisFace FlyMusca autumnalisGreen-veined WhitePieris napiGreen-veined WhitePieris napiCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisMorellia aenescensMorellia aenescensMorellia aenescensMorellia aenescensAlticaAlticaAlticaAlticaEupteryx aurataEupteryx aurataEupteryx aurataEupteryx aurataTephritis vespertinaTephritis vespertinaTephritis vespertinaTephritis vespertinaByturus ochraceusByturus ochraceusByturus ochraceusByturus ochraceusEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxHelophorus aequalisHelophorus aequalisHelophorus aequalisHelophorus aequalisRed AntMyrmica rubraRed AntMyrmica rubra10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataDonacia semicupreaDonacia semicupreaDonacia semicupreaDonacia semicupreaCommon MarbleCelypha lacunanaCommon MarbleCelypha lacunanaGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataPoecilobothrus nobilitatusPoecilobothrus nobilitatusPoecilobothrus nobilitatusPoecilobothrus nobilitatusPhytomyza ranunculiPhytomyza ranunculiPhytomyza ranunculiPhytomyza ranunculiSheep-strike GreenbottleLucilia sericataSheep-strike GreenbottleLucilia sericataRhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicusMeadow BrownManiola jurtinaMeadow BrownManiola jurtinaCommon Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinusCommon Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinusLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDolichopus ungulatusDolichopus ungulatusDolichopus ungulatusDolichopus ungulatusBird BlowflyProtocalliphora azureaBird BlowflyProtocalliphora azureaChrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialisPsyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Western Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaPlateumaris sericeaPlateumaris sericeaPlateumaris sericeaPlateumaris sericeaNarrow-cheeked ClusterflyPollenia angustigenaNarrow-cheeked ClusterflyPollenia angustigenaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumAspenPopulus tremulaAspenPopulus tremulaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaSpindleEuonymus europaeusSpindleEuonymus europaeusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaGrey WillowSalix cinerea subsp. cinereaGrey WillowSalix cinerea subsp. cinereaBird CherryPrunus padusBird CherryPrunus padusHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaEvergreen OakQuercus ilexEvergreen OakQuercus ilexYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaWalnutJuglans regiaWalnutJuglans regiaRigid HornwortCeratophyllum demersumRigid HornwortCeratophyllum demersumTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisCallitriche aggregateCallitriche aggregateCallitriche aggregateCallitriche aggregateMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaElmUlmusElmUlmusPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraEvents & activities nearby
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