Honey Hill Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🎠Play🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.55405, -1.44212
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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 181m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 181m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 52
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Bridleway U67Walking route▾
Named routeRef U67
Footpath U64Walking route▾
Named routeRef U64
Footpath U99Walking route▾
Named routeRef U99
Footpath T54Walking route▾
Named routeRef T54
67 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route498 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 498 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route59 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Alternative RouteCycling route61 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 61 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route726 m▾
Named routeRef 524Length 726 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route25 m▾
Named routeLength 25 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
12,039 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,039 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Goldfinch · Great Tit +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SwiftApus apus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springwinter
2025▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
autumn
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus · Platycheirus +13
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Scaeva pyrastri
Common Orange Lichen · Oak Crust · Erythricium aurantiacum · Oak Blackhead
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Oak CrustPeniophora quercina
- Erythricium aurantiacumErythricium aurantiacum
- Oak BlackheadDiatrypella quercina
Raspberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,039 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Goldfinch · Great Tit +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SwiftApus apus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springwinter
2025▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
autumn
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus · Platycheirus +13
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Scaeva pyrastri
Common Orange Lichen · Oak Crust · Erythricium aurantiacum · Oak Blackhead
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Oak CrustPeniophora quercina
- Erythricium aurantiacumErythricium aurantiacum
- Oak BlackheadDiatrypella quercina
Raspberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaRosemary BeetleChrysolina americanaRosemary BeetleChrysolina americanaGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisEvents & activities nearby
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