Freeholt Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.55628, -1.30354
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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 km32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Footpath V51Walking route▾
Named routeRef V51
Bridleway V53Walking route▾
Named routeRef V53
Bridleway V29Walking route▾
Named routeRef V29
Footpath V35Walking route▾
Named routeRef V35
Footpath U50Walking route▾
Named routeRef U50
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M69, 1 mile to B4669 junction
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Wildlife to spot
9,542 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,542 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Starling · Goldfinch · Magpie +18
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2024▾
Brown Hare · Mole · Grey Squirrel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
🐝Insects68 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hawthorn Leaf-miner · Apple Leaf Miner · Green Shieldbug · Hawthorn Parornix · Blue-shot Dot +63
- Hawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliella
- Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2024
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Hawthorn ParornixParornix anglicella2024
- Blue-shot DotStigmella plagicolella2024
- Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner
🍄Fungi5 species
springautumn
2025▾
Brown Rollrim · Splitgill · Oak Mildew · Boeremia hedericola · Pocket Plum
- Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus
- SplitgillSchizophyllum commune2024
- Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides2024
- Boeremia hedericolaBoeremia hedericola2024
- Pocket PlumTaphrina pruni2024
Sowbread · Hart's-Tongue · Snowdrop · Mahonia x media · Spotted-laurel +36
- SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Mahonia x mediaMahonia x media2025
- Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,542 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Starling · Goldfinch · Magpie +18
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2024▾
Brown Hare · Mole · Grey Squirrel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
🐝Insects68 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hawthorn Leaf-miner · Apple Leaf Miner · Green Shieldbug · Hawthorn Parornix · Blue-shot Dot +63
- Hawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliella
- Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2024
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Hawthorn ParornixParornix anglicella2024
- Blue-shot DotStigmella plagicolella2024
- Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner
🍄Fungi5 species
springautumn
2025▾
Brown Rollrim · Splitgill · Oak Mildew · Boeremia hedericola · Pocket Plum
- Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus
- SplitgillSchizophyllum commune2024
- Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides2024
- Boeremia hedericolaBoeremia hedericola2024
- Pocket PlumTaphrina pruni2024
Sowbread · Hart's-Tongue · Snowdrop · Mahonia x media · Spotted-laurel +36
- SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Mahonia x mediaMahonia x media2025
- Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cameraria ohridella2024
Cameraria ohridella2024
Poplar Maze-minerPhyllocnistis unipunctellaPoplar Maze-minerPhyllocnistis unipunctellaMaple DotStigmella aceris2024Maple DotStigmella aceris2024Golden DotStigmella aurella2024Golden DotStigmella aurella2024Ilex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniellaIlex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniellaFirethorn Leaf MinerPhyllonorycter leucographellaFirethorn Leaf MinerPhyllonorycter leucographellaTwin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2024Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2024Oak CarlTischeria ekebladella2024Oak CarlTischeria ekebladella2024Nut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryli2024Nut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryli2024Hawthorn DotStigmella crataegella2024Hawthorn DotStigmella crataegella2024Common Thorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter oxyacanthae2024Common Thorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter oxyacanthae2024Cherry Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter cerasicolella2024Cherry Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter cerasicolella2024Norway Maple Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter joannisi2024Norway Maple Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter joannisi2024Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024Blackthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter spinicolella2024Blackthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter spinicolella2024Common Oak Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter quercifoliella2024Common Oak Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter quercifoliella2024Apple NymphCallisto denticulella2024Apple NymphCallisto denticulella2024Large Birch DotEctoedemia occultellaLarge Birch DotEctoedemia occultellaSmall Beech DotStigmella tityrellaSmall Beech DotStigmella tityrellaBarred Sycamore PigmyStigmella speciosaBarred Sycamore PigmyStigmella speciosaSycamore Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter geniculellaSycamore Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter geniculellaCommon BluePolyommatus icarusCommon BluePolyommatus icarusBrimstoneGonepteryx rhamniBrimstoneGonepteryx rhamniAnthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatusLily BeetleLilioceris liliiLily BeetleLilioceris liliiEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxPeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Willow StiltCaloptilia stigmatella2024Willow StiltCaloptilia stigmatella2024Rose Leaf MinerStigmella anomalella2024Rose Leaf MinerStigmella anomalella2024Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2024Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2024Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2024Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2024Agromyza alnibetulaeAgromyza alnibetulae2024Agromyza alnibetulaeAgromyza alnibetulae2024Poplar KnucklehornCladius grandis2024Poplar KnucklehornCladius grandis2024Common Birch Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter ulmifoliella2024Common Birch Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter ulmifoliella2024Willow Bent-wingPhyllocnistis saligna2024Willow Bent-wingPhyllocnistis saligna2024Field Maple Disc-minerHeterarthrus wuestneii2024Field Maple Disc-minerHeterarthrus wuestneii2024Garden StiltGracillaria syringella2024Garden StiltGracillaria syringella2024Shining Elm Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter schreberella2024Shining Elm Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter schreberella2024Nettle-TapAnthophila fabriciana2024Nettle-TapAnthophila fabriciana2024Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2024Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2024Pear Leaf Blister MothLeucoptera malifoliella2024Pear Leaf Blister MothLeucoptera malifoliella2024Birch ParornixParornix betulae2024Birch ParornixParornix betulae2024Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2024Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2024Speckled Holm Oak DotEctoedemia heringella2024Speckled Holm Oak DotEctoedemia heringella2024Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024Plane Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter platani2024Plane Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter platani2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Phytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzina2024Phytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzina202422-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202422-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Dasineura fraxineaDasineura fraxinea2024Dasineura fraxineaDasineura fraxinea2024Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2024Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2024Maple Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter acerifoliella2024Maple Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter acerifoliella2024Macrodiplosis roborisMacrodiplosis roboris2024Macrodiplosis roborisMacrodiplosis roboris2024Fireweed MomphaMompha raschkiella2024Fireweed MomphaMompha raschkiella2024VapourerOrgyia antiqua2024VapourerOrgyia antiqua2024Spindle ErmineYponomeuta cagnagella2024Spindle ErmineYponomeuta cagnagella2024Cyllecoris histrioniusCyllecoris histrionius2024Cyllecoris histrioniusCyllecoris histrionius2024Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysiBrachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi2024Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysiBrachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi2024Common Oak PurpleDyseriocrania subpurpurella2024Common Oak PurpleDyseriocrania subpurpurella20242025
2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025White PoplarPopulus alba2024White PoplarPopulus alba2024Perennial Wall-rocketDiplotaxis tenuifolia2024Perennial Wall-rocketDiplotaxis tenuifolia2024Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024HonestyLunaria annua2024HonestyLunaria annua2024Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2024Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2024ElmUlmus2024ElmUlmus2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2024Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2024Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2024Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2024Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2024Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2024Great LettuceLactuca virosa2024Great LettuceLactuca virosa2024TansyTanacetum vulgare2024TansyTanacetum vulgare2024Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2024Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2024Garden Solomon's-sealPolygonatum multiflorum x odoratum = P. x hybridum2024Garden Solomon's-sealPolygonatum multiflorum x odoratum = P. x hybridum2024Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024Common CornsaladValerianella locusta2024Common CornsaladValerianella locusta2024Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024YewTaxus baccata2024YewTaxus baccata2024Water BentPolypogon viridis2024Water BentPolypogon viridis2024Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum2024Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum2024SpindleEuonymus europaeus2024SpindleEuonymus europaeus2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2024Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2024Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2024Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2024Oenanthe javanicaOenanthe javanica2023Oenanthe javanicaOenanthe javanica2023Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2023Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2023Greater Musk-mallowMalva alcea2023Greater Musk-mallowMalva alcea2023Balkan SpurgeEuphorbia oblongata2023Balkan SpurgeEuphorbia oblongata2023Snakebark MapleAcer davidii2023Snakebark MapleAcer davidii2023