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St Helena Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

17 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

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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 nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ 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 nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Strong match

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route

Lark Valley PathWalking route

Named routeListed length 24 kmLocal walking route

The Great Barrow WalkWalking route

Named routeListed length 104 mi

The Warrener's World TrailWalking route3.2 km

Named routeLength 3.2 kmLocal walking route

BlueWalking route

Named route

Lark Valley Pathpublic footpath · 7 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mPath type: path

Lark Valley Pathpublic footpath · 532 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 532 mSurface grassPath type: path

Lark Valley Pathpublic footpath · 108 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 108 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Wolf WayCycling route400 km

Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

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

Wildlife to spot

16,469 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,469 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

springsummer

2026

Wren · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Grey Heron · Robin +71

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025

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Mammals7 species

spring

2025

Mole · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Deer +2

MoleTalpa europaea
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red DeerCervus elaphus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
OtterLutra lutra

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summer

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

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Fish7 species

springsummer

2025

Chub · Roach · Perch · Bullhead · Gudgeon +2

ChubSqualius cephalus
RoachRutilus rutilus
PerchPerca fluviatilis
BullheadCottus perifretum
GudgeonGobio gobio
MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus
DaceLeuciscus leuciscus

🐝

Insects59 species

springsummer

2026

Banded Demoiselle · Firebug · Large Red Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Brown Hawker +54

Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2025
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Stictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilon2025
Wormwood MoonshinerAmara fusca2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025
Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Fan-bristled RobberflyDysmachus trigonus2025
Inscribed SawflyTenthredopsis litterata2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
Cassida nebulosaCassida nebulosa2025
Cytilus sericeusCytilus sericeus2025
Neottiglossa pusillaNeottiglossa pusilla2025
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2025
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025
Scymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalis2025
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2025
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025

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Plants69 species

spring

2026

Common Twayblade · Sweet Violet · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Climbing Corydalis · Primrose +64

Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2025
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Apple-of-PeruNicandra physalodes2025
Cypress SpurgeEuphorbia cyparissias2025
False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2025
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025
White CampionSilene latifolia2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Striped SquillPuschkinia scilloides
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Spotted MedickMedicago arabica
Spring StarflowerTristagma uniflorum
HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
Hoary CinquefoilPotentilla argentea2025
MarrowCucurbita pepo2025
Cambridge Milk-parsleySelinum carvifolia2025
ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2025
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
ChicoryCichorium intybus2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
TansyTanacetum vulgare2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2025
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,469 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

springsummer

2026

Wren · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Grey Heron · Robin +71

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025

🦌

Mammals7 species

spring

2025

Mole · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Deer +2

MoleTalpa europaea
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red DeerCervus elaphus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
OtterLutra lutra

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summer

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐟

Fish7 species

springsummer

2025

Chub · Roach · Perch · Bullhead · Gudgeon +2

ChubSqualius cephalus
RoachRutilus rutilus
PerchPerca fluviatilis
BullheadCottus perifretum
GudgeonGobio gobio
MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus
DaceLeuciscus leuciscus

🐝

Insects59 species

springsummer

2026

Banded Demoiselle · Firebug · Large Red Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Brown Hawker +54

Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2025
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Stictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilon2025
Wormwood MoonshinerAmara fusca2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025
Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Fan-bristled RobberflyDysmachus trigonus2025
Inscribed SawflyTenthredopsis litterata2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
Cassida nebulosaCassida nebulosa2025
Cytilus sericeusCytilus sericeus2025
Neottiglossa pusillaNeottiglossa pusilla2025
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2025
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025
Scymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalis2025
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2025
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025

🌿

Plants69 species

spring

2026

Common Twayblade · Sweet Violet · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Climbing Corydalis · Primrose +64

Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2025
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Apple-of-PeruNicandra physalodes2025
Cypress SpurgeEuphorbia cyparissias2025
False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2025
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025
White CampionSilene latifolia2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Striped SquillPuschkinia scilloides
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Spotted MedickMedicago arabica
Spring StarflowerTristagma uniflorum
HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
Hoary CinquefoilPotentilla argentea2025
MarrowCucurbita pepo2025
Cambridge Milk-parsleySelinum carvifolia2025
ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2025
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
ChicoryCichorium intybus2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
TansyTanacetum vulgare2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2025
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025