The Roughs - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.48847, -0.24892
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
- 🌿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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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 welcome
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Rothschild WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 53Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network
The Green WheelCycling route▾
Named routeRef 21Round tripRegional cycle route
The Green WheelCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route93 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 93 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 12Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
27,827 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
27,827 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Reed Bunting · Blue Tit · Wren · Chiffchaff +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Mole · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Stoat
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- StoatMustela erminea2024
🐝Insects36 species
springsummer
2026▾
Black-tailed Skimmer · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Sicus ferrugineus · Common Blue Damselfly +31
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Bifid Hemp-nettle · Cross-leaved Heath · Common Reed · Heath Wood-rush · Rough Meadow-grass +3
- Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HemlockConium maculatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,827 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Reed Bunting · Blue Tit · Wren · Chiffchaff +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Mole · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Stoat
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- StoatMustela erminea2024
🐝Insects36 species
springsummer
2026▾
Black-tailed Skimmer · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Sicus ferrugineus · Common Blue Damselfly +31
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Bifid Hemp-nettle · Cross-leaved Heath · Common Reed · Heath Wood-rush · Rough Meadow-grass +3
- Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HemlockConium maculatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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