Broadleaved woodland near Swingbrow 2 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 2 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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hereward Way Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 125 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 125 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 934 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 934 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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2,042 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,042 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Moorhen · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow +38
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2020 Robin Erithacus rubecula2020 Blackbird Turdus merula2020 Magpie Pica pica2020 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2020 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2020 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2020 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2022 Great Tit Parus major2020 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2020 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2020 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2020 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2016 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2016 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2016 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2016 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2016 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2016 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2016 Swallow Hirundo rustica2016 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2016 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Barn Owl Tyto alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2020 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2020 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2020 Swift Apus apus2017 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2016 Whitethroat Curruca communis2016 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2016 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2016 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2016 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2016 Linnet Linaria cannabina2016 Water Vole · Otter · Common Pipistrelle · American Mink · Badger
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2015 Otter Lutra lutra Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2021 American Mink Neovison vison2020 Badger Meles meles2015 Humming-bird Hawk-moth
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Whitish Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Butterfly-bush · Calystegia sepium subsp. roseata · Purple-loosestrife +46
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2017 Calystegia sepium subsp. roseata Calystegia sepium subsp. roseata2017 Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2017 Ivy Hedera helix Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,042 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Moorhen · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow +38
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2020 Robin Erithacus rubecula2020 Blackbird Turdus merula2020 Magpie Pica pica2020 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2020 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2020 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2020 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2022 Great Tit Parus major2020 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2020 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2020 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2020 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2016 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2016 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2016 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2016 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2016 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2016 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2016 Swallow Hirundo rustica2016 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2016 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Barn Owl Tyto alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2020 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2020 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2020 Swift Apus apus2017 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2016 Whitethroat Curruca communis2016 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2016 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2016 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2016 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2016 Linnet Linaria cannabina2016 Water Vole · Otter · Common Pipistrelle · American Mink · Badger
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2015 Otter Lutra lutra Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2021 American Mink Neovison vison2020 Badger Meles meles2015 Humming-bird Hawk-moth
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Whitish Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Butterfly-bush · Calystegia sepium subsp. roseata · Purple-loosestrife +46
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2017 Calystegia sepium subsp. roseata Calystegia sepium subsp. roseata2017 Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2017 Ivy Hedera helix Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2017
2017
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus2017
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus2017
Viola odorata var. odorata Viola odorata var. odorata2017
Viola odorata var. odorata Viola odorata var. odorata2017
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major2017
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major2017
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2017
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2017
daffodils Narcissus2017
daffodils Narcissus2017
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2017
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2017
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2017
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2017
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis2017
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis2017
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus2017
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus2017
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2017
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2017
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2017
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2017
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2017
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2017
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2016
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2016
Red Campion Silene dioica2016
Red Campion Silene dioica2016
Cut-leaved Dead-nettle Lamium hybridum2016
Cut-leaved Dead-nettle Lamium hybridum2016
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2016
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2016
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae2016
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae2016
Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina2016
Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina2016
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2016
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2016
Fringed Pearlwort Sagina filicaulis2016
Fringed Pearlwort Sagina filicaulis2016
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2016
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2016
Bulrush Typha latifolia2016
Bulrush Typha latifolia2016
Fig-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium ficifolium2016
Fig-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium ficifolium2016
Spreading Meadow-grass Poa humilis2016
Spreading Meadow-grass Poa humilis2016
Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria2016
Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria2016
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2016
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2016
Flixweed Descurainia sophia2016
Flixweed Descurainia sophia2016
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea2016
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea2016
Garden Pea Lathyrus oleraceus2016
Garden Pea Lathyrus oleraceus2016
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2016
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2016
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2016
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2016
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2016
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2016
Huntingdon Elm Ulmus glabra x minor = U. x vegeta2016
Huntingdon Elm Ulmus glabra x minor = U. x vegeta2016
Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium2016
Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium2016
Shining Pondweed Potamogeton lucens2016
Shining Pondweed Potamogeton lucens2016
Bread Wheat Triticum aestivum2016
Bread Wheat Triticum aestivum2016
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2016
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2016
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2016
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2016
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica2016
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica2016
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla2016
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla2016
Field Pansy Viola arvensis2016
Field Pansy Viola arvensis2016
Narrow-Fruited Water-Cress Nasturtium microphyllum2016
Narrow-Fruited Water-Cress Nasturtium microphyllum2016
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2016
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2016
Lombardy-Poplar Populus nigra 'Italica'2016
Lombardy-Poplar Populus nigra 'Italica'2016
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2016
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2016 