Petronella Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
21 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha
Getting here
50.85878, -3.01706
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monmouth Rebellion WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef MRWRegional walking route
Channel to ChannelWalking route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional walking route
Castle Wood Lanepublic footpath · 583 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 583 mSurface gravelPath type: track
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route15 m▾
Named routeRef 33Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m▾
Named routeRef 33Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route213 m▾
Named routeRef 33Length 213 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route502 m▾
Named routeRef 33Length 502 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route35 m▾
Named routeRef 33Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
6,864 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,864 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Bullfinch +48
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · House Mouse · Hazel Dormouse
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- House MouseMus musculus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects8 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Meadow Grasshopper · Cercopis vulnerata +3
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,864 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Bullfinch +48
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · House Mouse · Hazel Dormouse
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- House MouseMus musculus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects8 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Meadow Grasshopper · Cercopis vulnerata +3
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023Events & activities nearby
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