Bushmeadow Wood - Broadleaved woodland 3 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
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▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 welcomeDeciduous 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 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Beyond Anglesey Abbey Walk, Anglesey Abbey Walking route 7.4 km ▾
Flat route along grass paths. Dogs welcome.
Named route Length 7.4 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Winter Walk, Anglesey Abbey Walking route 1.9 km ▾
This route has some uneven ground and steep slopes. Most of the route has firm surfaces, but a small section is dirt track. Assistance dogs only.
Named route Length 1.9 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Long Explorer's Route, Anglesey Abbey Walking route 2.4 km ▾
This route can be seasonally muddy and had a narrow bridge (width 80cm) that is not recommended for mobility scooters.
has some uneven ground and steep slopes. Most of the route has firm surfaces, but a small section is dirt track. Assistance dogs only.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Riverside walk Walking route ▾
Horningsea and Clayhithe River Walk Walking route 7.2 km ▾
Named route Length 7.2 km Round trip Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cambridge secondary cycle network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 1.7 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 21 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 21 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 5.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Public paths
Heath Road byway open to all traffic · 357 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 357 m Path type: track
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4,162 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,162 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Dunnock · Robin +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Skylark Alauda arvensis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Whitethroat Curruca communis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Great Tit Parus major Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Martin Delichon urbicum Fieldfare Turdus pilaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Redshank Tringa totanus2022 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Badger · Brown Long-eared Bat · Leisler's Bat +1
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Badger Meles meles Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2023 Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri2023 Indet. Deer Cervidae Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Box Tree Moth · Syrphus · Eupeodes · Common Red Soldier Beetle +6
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021 Syrphus Syrphus Eupeodes Eupeodes Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024 🌿 Plants 82 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Common Broomrape · Cat's-ear · Field Forget-me-not · Smooth Sow-thistle · White Bryony +77
Common Broomrape Orobanche minor Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2021 Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2021 Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2021 White Bryony Bryonia dioica2021 Herb-Robert Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,162 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Dunnock · Robin +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Skylark Alauda arvensis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Whitethroat Curruca communis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Great Tit Parus major Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Martin Delichon urbicum Fieldfare Turdus pilaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Redshank Tringa totanus2022 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Badger · Brown Long-eared Bat · Leisler's Bat +1
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Badger Meles meles Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2023 Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri2023 Indet. Deer Cervidae Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Box Tree Moth · Syrphus · Eupeodes · Common Red Soldier Beetle +6
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021 Syrphus Syrphus Eupeodes Eupeodes Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024 🌿 Plants 82 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Common Broomrape · Cat's-ear · Field Forget-me-not · Smooth Sow-thistle · White Bryony +77
Common Broomrape Orobanche minor Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2021 Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2021 Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2021 White Bryony Bryonia dioica2021 Herb-Robert Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni2024
Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni2024
Platystoma seminationis Platystoma seminationis2022
Platystoma seminationis Platystoma seminationis2022 Geranium robertianum2021
Geranium robertianum2021
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2021
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2021
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus2021
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus2021
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2021
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2021
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2021
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2021
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2021
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2021
Hoary Plantain Plantago media2021
Hoary Plantain Plantago media2021
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2021
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2021
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2021
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2021
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2021
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2021
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2021
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2021
Cornus sanguinea subsp. australis Cornus sanguinea subsp. australis2021
Cornus sanguinea subsp. australis Cornus sanguinea subsp. australis2021
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2021
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2021
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2021
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2021
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2021
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2021
Walnut Juglans regia2021
Walnut Juglans regia2021
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2021
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2021
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare2021
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare2021
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2021
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2021
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum2021
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum2021
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2021
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2021
Black Horehound Ballota nigra2021
Black Horehound Ballota nigra2021
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2021
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2021
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2021
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2021
Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria2021
Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria2021
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2021
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2021
Hemlock Conium maculatum2021
Hemlock Conium maculatum2021
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2021
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2021
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2021
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2021
Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta2021
Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta2021
Hoary Mullein Verbascum pulverulentum2021
Hoary Mullein Verbascum pulverulentum2021
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2021
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2021
Dense Silky-bent Apera interrupta2021
Dense Silky-bent Apera interrupta2021
Basil Thyme Clinopodium acinos2021
Basil Thyme Clinopodium acinos2021
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2021
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2021
White Mustard Sinapis alba2021
White Mustard Sinapis alba2021
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2021
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2021
Oat Avena sativa2021
Oat Avena sativa2021
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2021
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2021
Fiddle Dock Rumex pulcher2021
Fiddle Dock Rumex pulcher2021
Two-rowed Barley Hordeum distichon2021
Two-rowed Barley Hordeum distichon2021
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii2021
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii2021
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens2021
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens2021
Fringed Pearlwort Sagina filicaulis2021
Fringed Pearlwort Sagina filicaulis2021
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2021
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2021
Spreading Meadow-grass Poa humilis2021
Spreading Meadow-grass Poa humilis2021
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla2021
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla2021
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2021
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2021
Narrow-leaved Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. nigra2021
Narrow-leaved Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. nigra2021
Rough Hawk's-beard Crepis biennis2021
Rough Hawk's-beard Crepis biennis2021
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2021
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2021
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2021
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2021
Daisy Bellis perennis2021
Daisy Bellis perennis2021
Rubus ulmifolius Rubus ulmifolius2021
Rubus ulmifolius Rubus ulmifolius2021
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2021
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2021
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2021
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2021
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2021
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2021
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2021
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2021
Cowslip Primula veris2021
Cowslip Primula veris2021
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2021
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2021
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus2021
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus2021
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2021
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2021
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2021
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2021
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2021
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2021
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2021
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2021
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2021
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2021
Viola odorata var. odorata Viola odorata var. odorata2021
Viola odorata var. odorata Viola odorata var. odorata2021
Corn Parsley Sison segetum2021
Corn Parsley Sison segetum2021
Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa2021
Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa2021
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2021
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2021
Erodium cicutarium Erodium cicutarium2021
Erodium cicutarium Erodium cicutarium2021
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2021
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2021
Rosa canina Rosa canina2021
Rosa canina Rosa canina2021
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa2021
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa2021
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera2021
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera2021
Field Maple Acer campestre2021
Field Maple Acer campestre2021
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2021
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2021 