Balsham Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.12758, 0.32481
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
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ 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
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
picnic area
Free
🚵Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Icknield Way Cycle Trail
Varies
Native broadleaved woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
14,506 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,506 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springsummer
2026▾
Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren · Fieldfare · Collared Dove +44
- Great TitParus major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
🦌Mammals9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Muntjac +4
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- OtterLutra lutra
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird +15
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
🌿Plants23 species
springsummer
2025▾
Bee Orchid · Oxeye Daisy · Scarlet Pimpernel · Common Fleabane · Centaurea nigra +18
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
- Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,506 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springsummer
2026▾
Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren · Fieldfare · Collared Dove +44
- Great TitParus major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
🦌Mammals9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Muntjac +4
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- OtterLutra lutra
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird +15
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
🌿Plants23 species
springsummer
2025▾
Bee Orchid · Oxeye Daisy · Scarlet Pimpernel · Common Fleabane · Centaurea nigra +18
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
- Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Natterer's Bat
Natterer's Bat
Myotis nattereri
Myotis nattereri
Common ShrewSorex araneusCommon ShrewSorex araneusRed FoxVulpes vulpesRed FoxVulpes vulpes24-spot Ladybird
24-spot Ladybird
Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Iris SawflyRhadinoceraea micans2025Iris SawflyRhadinoceraea micans2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Wayward SawflyTenthredo temula2025Wayward SawflyTenthredo temula2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2025Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2025Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025Agrimony
Agrimony
Agrimonia eupatoria
Agrimonia eupatoria
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalisPyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalisSainfoinOnobrychis viciifoliaSainfoinOnobrychis viciifoliaHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHoary PlantainPlantago mediaHoary PlantainPlantago mediaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumEvents & activities nearby
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