Ash Spinney - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.59157, -1.28227
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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 km13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Footpath V51Walking route▾
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Bridleway V29Walking route▾
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Footpath V35Walking route▾
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Footpath U50Walking route▾
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Footpath V23Walking route▾
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Wildlife to spot
14,205 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,205 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds19 species
winterspring
2026▾
Pochard · Wigeon · Jackdaw · Greenfinch · Chaffinch +14
- PochardAythya ferina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Mole · Badger · Brown Hare · Wood Mouse · Brown Rat
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
German Wasp · Forest Cuckoo Bee · Mottled Umber · Chestnut · Limnephilus lunatus +141
- German WaspVespula germanica
- Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris
- Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria
- ChestnutConistra vaccinii
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,205 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds19 species
winterspring
2026▾
Pochard · Wigeon · Jackdaw · Greenfinch · Chaffinch +14
- PochardAythya ferina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Mole · Badger · Brown Hare · Wood Mouse · Brown Rat
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
German Wasp · Forest Cuckoo Bee · Mottled Umber · Chestnut · Limnephilus lunatus +141
- German WaspVespula germanica
- Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris
- Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria
- ChestnutConistra vaccinii
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oak Bush-cricket
Oak Bush-cricket
Meconema thalassinum2025
Meconema thalassinum2025
European Corn-borerOstrinia nubilalis2025European Corn-borerOstrinia nubilalis2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Lesser EarwigLabia minor2025Lesser EarwigLabia minor2025Nicrophorus investigatorNicrophorus investigator2025Nicrophorus investigatorNicrophorus investigator2025Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025HornetVespa crabro2025HornetVespa crabro2025Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolorPied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolorBright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleraceaBright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleraceaDouble-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciataDouble-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciataLead-coloured DrabOrthosia populetiLead-coloured DrabOrthosia populetiBrindled BeautyLycia hirtariaBrindled BeautyLycia hirtariaEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxShoulder StripeEarophila badiataShoulder StripeEarophila badiataMarch MothAlsophila aesculariaMarch MothAlsophila aesculariaPeacockAglais ioPeacockAglais ioHemlock MothAgonopterix alstromerianaHemlock MothAgonopterix alstromerianaCommaPolygonia c-albumCommaPolygonia c-albumDotted BorderAgriopis marginariaDotted BorderAgriopis marginariaPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusAgonopterixAgonopterixAgonopterixAgonopterixCommon PlumeEmmelina monodactylaCommon PlumeEmmelina monodactylaPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusEarly ThornSelenia dentariaEarly ThornSelenia dentariaOphion variegatusOphion variegatusOphion variegatusOphion variegatusSmall QuakerOrthosia crudaSmall QuakerOrthosia cruda7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataDark ChestnutConistra ligulaDark ChestnutConistra ligulaTwin-spotted QuakerAnorthoa mundaTwin-spotted QuakerAnorthoa mundaClouded DrabOrthosia incertaClouded DrabOrthosia incertaSatelliteEupsilia transversaSatelliteEupsilia transversaHebrew CharacterOrthosia gothicaHebrew CharacterOrthosia gothicaCommon QuakerOrthosia cerasiCommon QuakerOrthosia cerasiOak BeautyBiston stratariaOak BeautyBiston stratariaPale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosariaPale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosariaLight Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittanaLight Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittanaEarly MothTheria primariaEarly MothTheria primariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaSilver FishLepisma saccharinumSilver FishLepisma saccharinumWinter MothOperophtera brumata2025Winter MothOperophtera brumata2025Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2025Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2025December MothPoecilocampa populi2025December MothPoecilocampa populi2025Lead-coloured TortrixAcleris sparsana2025Lead-coloured TortrixAcleris sparsana2025Chrysoperla carnea groupChrysoperla carnea group2025Chrysoperla carnea groupChrysoperla carnea group2025Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2025Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2025Scarce UmberAgriopis aurantiaria2025Scarce UmberAgriopis aurantiaria2025SprawlerAsteroscopus sphinx2025SprawlerAsteroscopus sphinx2025BrickSunira circellaris2025BrickSunira circellaris2025November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2025November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2025Acleris ferrugana/notanaAcleris ferrugana/notana2025Acleris ferrugana/notanaAcleris ferrugana/notana2025Long-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercana2025Long-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercana2025Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2025Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2025Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2025Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Deep-brown DartAporophyla lueneburgensis2025Deep-brown DartAporophyla lueneburgensis2025Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2025Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2025Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2025Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2025Clancy's RusticCaradrina kadenii2025Clancy's RusticCaradrina kadenii2025Common GroundlingTeleiodes vulgella2025Common GroundlingTeleiodes vulgella2025Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2025Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2025Orange SallowTiliacea citrago2025Orange SallowTiliacea citrago2025Brindled GreenDryobotodes eremita2025Brindled GreenDryobotodes eremita2025Brown-Spot PinionAnchoscelis litura2025Brown-Spot PinionAnchoscelis litura2025Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2025Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2025Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2025Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2025Black RusticAporophyla nigra2025Black RusticAporophyla nigra2025Vetch MothAproaerema anthyllidella2025Vetch MothAproaerema anthyllidella2025Common Marbled StrawAethes smeathmanniana2025Common Marbled StrawAethes smeathmanniana2025Rusty DotUdea ferrugalis2025Rusty DotUdea ferrugalis2025Dewick's PlusiaMacdunnoughia confusa2025Dewick's PlusiaMacdunnoughia confusa2025VestalRhodometra sacraria2025VestalRhodometra sacraria2025Cryptic Ash Bud MothPrays ruficeps2025Cryptic Ash Bud MothPrays ruficeps2025Garden MomphaMompha subbistrigella2025Garden MomphaMompha subbistrigella2025Meadow Hook-wingAncylis badiana2025Meadow Hook-wingAncylis badiana2025Blackthorn Tip MothArgyresthia spinosella2025Blackthorn Tip MothArgyresthia spinosella2025Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2025Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2025Common Daisy MothDichrorampha acuminatana2025Common Daisy MothDichrorampha acuminatana2025Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2025Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2025SallowCirrhia icteritia2025SallowCirrhia icteritia2025Silver-spotted VeneerEuchromius ocellea2025Silver-spotted VeneerEuchromius ocellea2025Ash Bud MothPrays fraxinella2025Ash Bud MothPrays fraxinella2025Oak Hook-tipWatsonalla binaria2025Oak Hook-tipWatsonalla binaria2025Beet MothScrobipalpa ocellatella2025Beet MothScrobipalpa ocellatella2025NutmegAnarta trifolii2025NutmegAnarta trifolii2025Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2025Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2025Dark Bordered PearlEvergestis limbata2025Dark Bordered PearlEvergestis limbata2025Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025Spotted MagpieAnania coronata2025Spotted MagpieAnania coronata2025Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2025Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2025Small RanunculusHecatera dysodea2025Small RanunculusHecatera dysodea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Barred Needle-minerCedestis subfasciella2025Barred Needle-minerCedestis subfasciella2025Triple-spotted Nest MothTinea trinotella2025Triple-spotted Nest MothTinea trinotella2025Bordered BeautyEpione repandaria2025Bordered BeautyEpione repandaria2025Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2025Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Goosefoot OwletScythris limbella2025Goosefoot OwletScythris limbella2025Pebble Hook-tipDrepana falcataria2025Pebble Hook-tipDrepana falcataria2025Latticed HeathChiasmia clathrata2025Latticed HeathChiasmia clathrata2025Rhomboid TortrixAcleris rhombana2025Rhomboid TortrixAcleris rhombana2025Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2025Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2025Twin-barred Knot-hornHomoeosoma sinuella2025Twin-barred Knot-hornHomoeosoma sinuella2025Pale-streaked Grass-mothAgriphila selasella2025Pale-streaked Grass-mothAgriphila selasella2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2025Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2025Garden Rose TortrixAcleris variegana2025Garden Rose TortrixAcleris variegana2025Micromus variegatusMicromus variegatus2025Micromus variegatusMicromus variegatus2025Streaked Ridge-backEpermenia falciformis2025Streaked Ridge-backEpermenia falciformis2025Small China-markCataclysta lemnata2025Small China-markCataclysta lemnata2025Gold SpotPlusia festucae2025Gold SpotPlusia festucae2025Double-striped Knot-hornCryptoblabes bistriga2025Double-striped Knot-hornCryptoblabes bistriga2025Ringed China-markParapoynx stratiotata2025Ringed China-markParapoynx stratiotata2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2025Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2025Honeysuckle MothYpsolopha dentella2025Honeysuckle MothYpsolopha dentella2025Purple-washed Tip MothArgyresthia semifusca2025Purple-washed Tip MothArgyresthia semifusca2025Chevron Grass-mothAgriphila geniculea2025Chevron Grass-mothAgriphila geniculea2025Chequered Grass-mothCatoptria falsella2025Chequered Grass-mothCatoptria falsella2025Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2025Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2025Ash PugEupithecia innotata form fraxinata2025Ash PugEupithecia innotata form fraxinata2025Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2025Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2025Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2025Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2025Yellow-barred BrindleAcasis viretata2025Yellow-barred BrindleAcasis viretata2025Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2025Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2025Pale EggarTrichiura crataegi2025Pale EggarTrichiura crataegi2025Dark Blackthorn Tip MothArgyresthia albistria2025Dark Blackthorn Tip MothArgyresthia albistria2025Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025Common Purple & GoldPyrausta purpuralis2025Common Purple & GoldPyrausta purpuralis2025Wax MothGalleria mellonella2025Wax MothGalleria mellonella2025Netted TortrixAcleris forsskaleana2025Netted TortrixAcleris forsskaleana2025Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2025Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2025Ash-bark Knot-hornEuzophera pinguis2025Ash-bark Knot-hornEuzophera pinguis2025Maple PugEupithecia inturbata2025Maple PugEupithecia inturbata2025Pale Straw PearlUdea lutealis2025Pale Straw PearlUdea lutealis2025Black-fronted StrawCochylichroa atricapitana2025Black-fronted StrawCochylichroa atricapitana2025White-spotted PugEupithecia tripunctaria2025White-spotted PugEupithecia tripunctaria2025Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata2025Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata2025Common StrawCochylimorpha straminea2025Common StrawCochylimorpha straminea2025Straw UnderwingThalpophila matura2025Straw UnderwingThalpophila matura2025Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2025Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2025