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Tankins Wood - Broadleaved woodland

9 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
UK:National Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeRef 304National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route555 m
Named routeRef 3Length 555 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route826 m
Named routeRef 304Length 826 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.2 km
Named routeRef 304Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route346 m
Named routeRef 3Length 346 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridgerule Industrial Estate near Merrifield

Bridgerule Industrial Estate near Merrifield

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