Broadleaved woodland near Moulton Eaugate
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.71738, -0.09620
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km▾
Named routeRef 12Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route979 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 979 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route314 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 314 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
1,266 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
1,266 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWigeon · Shoveler · Pintail · Short-eared Owl · Pochard +5
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PintailAnas acuta
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- PochardAythya ferina
- RuffCalidris pugnax2024
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2022▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
🐝Insects3 species
summerwinter
2023▾
Summer Chafer · Calodromius spilotus · 2-spot Ladybird
- Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
- Calodromius spilotusCalodromius spilotus2020
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2020
Black Nightshade · Field Horsetail · Cat's-ear · Fennel Pondweed · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill +19
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- Fennel PondweedStuckenia pectinata
- Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
- Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus
- Spiked Water-milfoil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,266 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWigeon · Shoveler · Pintail · Short-eared Owl · Pochard +5
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PintailAnas acuta
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- PochardAythya ferina
- RuffCalidris pugnax2024
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2022▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
🐝Insects3 species
summerwinter
2023▾
Summer Chafer · Calodromius spilotus · 2-spot Ladybird
- Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
- Calodromius spilotusCalodromius spilotus2020
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2020
Black Nightshade · Field Horsetail · Cat's-ear · Fennel Pondweed · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill +19
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- Fennel PondweedStuckenia pectinata
- Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
- Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus
- Spiked Water-milfoil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myriophyllum spicatum
Myriophyllum spicatum
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasRumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispusFig-leaved GoosefootChenopodium ficifoliumFig-leaved GoosefootChenopodium ficifoliumReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaNuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttalliiNuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttalliiClustered DockRumex conglomeratusClustered DockRumex conglomeratusGreat BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepiumGreat BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepiumAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleCommon Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceusCommon Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceusSmaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertoloniiSmaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertoloniiCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisBlack-grassAlopecurus myosuroidesBlack-grassAlopecurus myosuroidesPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriola