Lount Wood - Broadleaved woodland
5 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
52.76368, -1.43297
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
- 🌿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 km6 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Red WalkWalking route3.8 km▾
Named routeLength 3.8 km
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Blue WalkWalking route2.3 km▾
Named routeLength 2.3 km
Pink WalkWalking route1.4 km▾
Named routeLength 1.4 km
Purple WalkWalking route3.5 km▾
Named routeLength 3.5 km
69 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route118 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route654 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 654 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route998 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 998 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Family Forest Trail (Yellow)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Family Forest TrailRound trip
Wood Farm TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Wood Farm Trail
Shell Brook TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Shell Brook TrailRound tripLocal cycle route
The Tramway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef The Tramway Trail
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Wildlife to spot
10,605 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,605 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLong-tailed Tit · Blackbird · Wren · Treecreeper · Blue Tit +33
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CootFulica atra
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Muntjac · Badger · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel +1
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects43 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Speckled Wood · Small White · Gatekeeper · Large White · Large Skipper +38
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
- Ringlet
🍄Fungi8 species
springautumn
2025▾
Amanita'r Gwybed · Phragmidium bulbosum · Phyllactinia fraxini · Microbotryum parlatorei · Sarcoscypha +3
- Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria
- Phragmidium bulbosumPhragmidium bulbosum
- Phyllactinia fraxiniPhyllactinia fraxini
- Microbotryum parlatoreiMicrobotryum parlatorei
- SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha
- Oak MossEvernia prunastri
🌿Plants14 species
springsummer
2025▾
Black Bryony · Yellow Iris · Ramsons · Yellow Pimpernel · Field Wood-rush +9
- Black BryonyTamus communis
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
- Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,605 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLong-tailed Tit · Blackbird · Wren · Treecreeper · Blue Tit +33
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CootFulica atra
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Muntjac · Badger · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel +1
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects43 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Speckled Wood · Small White · Gatekeeper · Large White · Large Skipper +38
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
- Ringlet
🍄Fungi8 species
springautumn
2025▾
Amanita'r Gwybed · Phragmidium bulbosum · Phyllactinia fraxini · Microbotryum parlatorei · Sarcoscypha +3
- Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria
- Phragmidium bulbosumPhragmidium bulbosum
- Phyllactinia fraxiniPhyllactinia fraxini
- Microbotryum parlatoreiMicrobotryum parlatorei
- SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha
- Oak MossEvernia prunastri
🌿Plants14 species
springsummer
2025▾
Black Bryony · Yellow Iris · Ramsons · Yellow Pimpernel · Field Wood-rush +9
- Black BryonyTamus communis
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
- Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aphantopus hyperantus
Aphantopus hyperantus
PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamicCommon Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamicCommaPolygonia c-albumCommaPolygonia c-albumDasineura fraxiniDasineura fraxiniDasineura fraxiniDasineura fraxiniNut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryliNut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryliSiphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreaeMicrovelia (Microvelia) reticulataMicrovelia (Microvelia) reticulataMicrovelia (Microvelia) reticulataMicrovelia (Microvelia) reticulataCommon Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glaucaCommon Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glaucaGlobular Gall CauserAndricus inflator f. agamicGlobular Gall CauserAndricus inflator f. agamicSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaFigwort WeevilCionus scrophulariaeFigwort WeevilCionus scrophulariaeLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2024Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2024Dasineura rosaeDasineura rosae2024Dasineura rosaeDasineura rosae2024Smooth Pea GallDiplolepis eglanteriae agg.2024Smooth Pea GallDiplolepis eglanteriae agg.2024Chromatomyia primulaeChromatomyia primulae2024Chromatomyia primulaeChromatomyia primulae2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2024Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2024Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2024Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic2024Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Dasineura crataegiDasineura crataegi2024Dasineura crataegiDasineura crataegi2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2024Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2024Knopper GallAndricus quercuscalicis2024Knopper GallAndricus quercuscalicis2024Cherry GallCynips quercusfolii2024Cherry GallCynips quercusfolii2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2024Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonBeefsteak FungusFistulina hepatica2024Beefsteak FungusFistulina hepatica2024Cuckooflower
Cuckooflower
Cardamine pratensis
Cardamine pratensis
BlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2024Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2024Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2024Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2024Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2024Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2024New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii2024New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii2024Events & activities nearby
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