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Broadleaved woodland near Chainbridge

2 ha

📷 Tony Bennett · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.57860, 0.08016

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Nene WayWalking route177 km

Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route

Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 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 routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route

Hereward WayWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

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Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route34 m

Named routeRef 63Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route916 m

Named routeLength 916 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route424 m

Named routeLength 424 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 63Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route5.3 km

Named routeRef 63Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

23,955 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

23,955 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

summer

2025

Stock Dove · Great Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +57

Stock DoveColumba oenas
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
WhitethroatCurruca communis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Common GullLarus canus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SnipeGallinago gallinago
House MartinDelichon urbicum
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KingfisherAlcedo atthis

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Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

23,955 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

summer

2025

Stock Dove · Great Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +57

Stock DoveColumba oenas
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
WhitethroatCurruca communis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Common GullLarus canus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SnipeGallinago gallinago
House MartinDelichon urbicum
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KingfisherAlcedo atthis

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Tony Bennett · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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