Great Bishop's Wood - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.64522, 0.46306
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £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 · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Peter's WayWalking route66 km▾
Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route137 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 137 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route74 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 74 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route448 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 448 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route527 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 527 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route96 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 96 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Mill Lanebridleway · 469 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 469 mPath type: bridleway
Mill Lanebridleway · 1.1 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmPath type: bridleway
Photos
A public bridleway linking Broomwood Lane with Goatsmoor Lane
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Wildlife to spot
8,114 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,114 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSpecies observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,114 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSpecies observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Deer
Red Deer
Cervus elaphus2024
Cervus elaphus2024
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Brachytron pratense2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Lesser EmperorAnax parthenope2025Lesser EmperorAnax parthenope2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2023Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2023Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025Snail HunterCychrus caraboidesSnail HunterCychrus caraboidesCalathus rotundicollisCalathus rotundicollisCalathus rotundicollisCalathus rotundicollisHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2025Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2025Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Southern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinis2023Southern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinis2023Stomis pumicatusStomis pumicatusStomis pumicatusStomis pumicatusCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2025Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2025Cantharis fuscaCantharis fusca2025Cantharis fuscaCantharis fusca2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Potato Flea BeetlePsylliodes affinis2024Potato Flea BeetlePsylliodes affinis2024Donacia cinereaDonacia cinerea2024Donacia cinereaDonacia cinerea2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Curculio venosusCurculio venosus2024Curculio venosusCurculio venosus2024Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2024Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023Events & activities nearby
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