Twigmoor Woods - Broadleaved woodland
32 ha
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🦅Birds🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome32 ha
Getting here
53.52692, -0.58757
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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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
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Wildlife to spot
6,309 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,309 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hobby · Bittern · Garganey · Nuthatch · Robin +45
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- RavenCorvus corax
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Indet. Snake
🐸Amphibians2 species
autumn
2024▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects4 species
springautumn
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Pterostichus niger · 7-spot Ladybird
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Bracken · Bogbean · Himalayan Balsam · Sand Leek · Germander Speedwell +17
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2024
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- Sand LeekAllium scorodoprasum
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,309 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hobby · Bittern · Garganey · Nuthatch · Robin +45
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- RavenCorvus corax
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Indet. Snake
🐸Amphibians2 species
autumn
2024▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects4 species
springautumn
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Pterostichus niger · 7-spot Ladybird
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Bracken · Bogbean · Himalayan Balsam · Sand Leek · Germander Speedwell +17
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2024
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- Sand LeekAllium scorodoprasum
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Mnium hornum2024
Mnium hornum2024
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024CleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineSweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2024Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2024Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2024Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Water MintMentha aquatica2024Water MintMentha aquatica2024Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2024Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2024Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024Events & activities nearby
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