Elford Heath - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.86053, -2.26562
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 305m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 305m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
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Wildlife to spot
12,200 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,200 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Swallow · Mallard · Moorhen · Blackbird · Chiffchaff +36
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- RavenCorvus corax
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2025▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Harvest Mouse
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
🐝Insects11 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly +6
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Rhingia campestris
Sycamore · Daisy · Common Nettle · Wood Avens · Ribwort Plantain +49
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,200 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Swallow · Mallard · Moorhen · Blackbird · Chiffchaff +36
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- RavenCorvus corax
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2025▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Harvest Mouse
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
🐝Insects11 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly +6
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Rhingia campestris
Sycamore · Daisy · Common Nettle · Wood Avens · Ribwort Plantain +49
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaYellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolonYellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolonBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusHimalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosaHimalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosaYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaHonestyLunaria annuaHonestyLunaria annuaHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreBitter-CressCardamineBitter-CressCardamineLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisJuniperJuniperus communisJuniperJuniperus communisNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumBoxBuxus sempervirensBoxBuxus sempervirens