Malpas Hill Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.40971, -1.11755
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
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Wildlife to spot
10,708 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,708 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds13 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Ruff · Little Ringed Plover +8
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- RuffCalidris pugnax2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
- GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- Wood DuckAix sponsa2025
Jelly Ear · Iodine Bonnet · Bleeding Broadleaf Crust · Roundspored Oysterling · Hairy Curtain Crust +69
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Iodine BonnetMycena filopes
- Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosum
- Roundspored OysterlingCrepidotus cesatii
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
- Stump Puffball
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,708 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds13 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Ruff · Little Ringed Plover +8
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- RuffCalidris pugnax2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
- GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- Wood DuckAix sponsa2025
Jelly Ear · Iodine Bonnet · Bleeding Broadleaf Crust · Roundspored Oysterling · Hairy Curtain Crust +69
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Iodine BonnetMycena filopes
- Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosum
- Roundspored OysterlingCrepidotus cesatii
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
- Stump Puffball
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Apioperdon pyriforme
Apioperdon pyriforme
Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonWhite KnightTricholoma albumWhite KnightTricholoma albumStinking DapperlingLepiota cristataStinking DapperlingLepiota cristataHoney FungusArmillaria melleaHoney FungusArmillaria melleaCollared ParachuteMarasmius rotulaCollared ParachuteMarasmius rotulaFairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatusFairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatusBlackfoot PolyporePolyporus leptocephalusBlackfoot PolyporePolyporus leptocephalusThe MillerClitopilus prunulusThe MillerClitopilus prunulusWhite DapperlingLeucoagaricus leucothitesWhite DapperlingLeucoagaricus leucothitesCoesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipesCoesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipesSmoky BracketBjerkandera adustaSmoky BracketBjerkandera adustaSmoky SpindlesClavaria fumosaSmoky SpindlesClavaria fumosaCrystal BrainExidia nucleataCrystal BrainExidia nucleataXylodon brevisetusXylodon brevisetusXylodon brevisetusXylodon brevisetusDothidella ulmiDothidella ulmiDothidella ulmiDothidella ulmiClustered BonnetMycena inclinataClustered BonnetMycena inclinataSnowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineusSnowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineusDeathcapAmanita phalloidesDeathcapAmanita phalloidesRosy BonnetMycena roseaRosy BonnetMycena roseaWrinkled ClubClavulina rugosaWrinkled ClubClavulina rugosaRooting ShankHymenopellis radicataRooting ShankHymenopellis radicataFalse ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiacaFalse ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiacaKing Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentricaKing Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentricaDeceiverLaccaria laccataDeceiverLaccaria laccataBlackening WaxcapHygrocybe conicaBlackening WaxcapHygrocybe conicaPurple BrittlegillRussula atropurpureaPurple BrittlegillRussula atropurpureaLilac FibrecapInocybe lilacinaLilac FibrecapInocybe lilacinaFrosty FibrecapInosperma maculatumFrosty FibrecapInosperma maculatumBrown Birch BoleteLeccinum scabrumBrown Birch BoleteLeccinum scabrumFiery MilkcapLactarius pyrogalusFiery MilkcapLactarius pyrogalusDead Moll's FingersXylaria longipesDead Moll's FingersXylaria longipesTufted Wood MushroomAgaricus impudicusTufted Wood MushroomAgaricus impudicusPholiotina aporosPholiotina aporosPholiotina aporosPholiotina aporosLyophyllum paelochroumLyophyllum paelochroumLyophyllum paelochroumLyophyllum paelochroumDarkish FibrecapInocybe glabripesDarkish FibrecapInocybe glabripesBay PolyporePolyporus badiusBay PolyporePolyporus badiusCommon BonnetMycena galericulataCommon BonnetMycena galericulataJelly RotPhlebia tremellosaJelly RotPhlebia tremellosaTrooping FunnelInfundibulicybe geotropaTrooping FunnelInfundibulicybe geotropaGreen ElfcupChlorociboria aeruginascensGreen ElfcupChlorociboria aeruginascensGlistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceusGlistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceusYellow ShieldPluteus chrysophaeusYellow ShieldPluteus chrysophaeusBlushing DapperlingLeucoagaricus badhamiiBlushing DapperlingLeucoagaricus badhamiiBlushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosaBlushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosaOrange BonnetMycena aciculaOrange BonnetMycena aciculaRibbed BellGalerina clavataRibbed BellGalerina clavataWillow ShieldPluteus salicinusWillow ShieldPluteus salicinusSulphur TuftHypholoma fasciculare var. fasciculareSulphur TuftHypholoma fasciculare var. fasciculareSilver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureumSilver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureumArtist's BracketGanoderma applanatumArtist's BracketGanoderma applanatumFluted Bird's NestCyathus striatusFluted Bird's NestCyathus striatusOyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatusOyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatusSchizopora flaviporaSchizopora flaviporaSchizopora flaviporaSchizopora flaviporaYellowing Curtain CrustStereum subtomentosumYellowing Curtain CrustStereum subtomentosumCoral BrittlegillRussula velenovskyiCoral BrittlegillRussula velenovskyiNetted CrustByssomerulius coriumNetted CrustByssomerulius coriumDryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosusDryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosusAgaricus altipesAgaricus altipesAgaricus altipesAgaricus altipesCercospora mercurialisCercospora mercurialisCercospora mercurialisCercospora mercurialisHairy BracketTrametes hirsutaHairy BracketTrametes hirsutaHypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniaeRamularia rubellaRamularia rubellaRamularia rubellaRamularia rubellaUrocystis ranunculiUrocystis ranunculiUrocystis ranunculiUrocystis ranunculiBitter Chocolate RustUromyces ficariaeBitter Chocolate RustUromyces ficariaeSt. George's MushroomCalocybe gambosaSt. George's MushroomCalocybe gambosaScurfy AldercapAlnicola subconspersaScurfy AldercapAlnicola subconspersaArum RustPuccinia sessilisArum RustPuccinia sessilisEvents & activities nearby
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