Little Pitford Brake - Broadleaved woodland
11 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
50.88504, -3.97556
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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
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
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Wildlife to spot
1,610 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,610 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds6 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Barn Owl · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Kingfisher · Kestrel · Swallow +1
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- SwiftApus apus2021
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringautumn
2024▾
Hazel Dormouse · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Brown Hare · Greater Horseshoe Bat · Common Pipistrelle +1
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
- Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2023
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Cicadella viridis · Tortoise Bug · Holly Blue +96
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
- Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
🌿Plants19 species
springsummer
2024▾
Bog Pimpernel · Marsh Pennywort · Marsh Thistle · Hemp-agrimony · Pignut +14
- Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella
- Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- PignutConopodium majus
- Star SedgeCarex echinata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,610 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds6 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Barn Owl · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Kingfisher · Kestrel · Swallow +1
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- SwiftApus apus2021
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringautumn
2024▾
Hazel Dormouse · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Brown Hare · Greater Horseshoe Bat · Common Pipistrelle +1
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
- Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2023
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Cicadella viridis · Tortoise Bug · Holly Blue +96
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
- Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
🌿Plants19 species
springsummer
2024▾
Bog Pimpernel · Marsh Pennywort · Marsh Thistle · Hemp-agrimony · Pignut +14
- Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella
- Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- PignutConopodium majus
- Star SedgeCarex echinata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Conosanus obsoletusConosanus obsoletusConosanus obsoletusConosanus obsoletusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusConomelus ancepsConomelus ancepsConomelus ancepsConomelus ancepsCymus melanocephalusCymus melanocephalusCymus melanocephalusCymus melanocephalusGreen-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Ischnopterapion modestumIschnopterapion modestumIschnopterapion modestumIschnopterapion modestumStenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarataHybos culiciformisHybos culiciformisHybos culiciformisHybos culiciformisMarsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatusMarsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatusGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaMyrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodisStenodema (Stenodema) holsataStenodema (Stenodema) holsataStenodema (Stenodema) holsataStenodema (Stenodema) holsataBembidion mannerheimiiBembidion mannerheimiiBembidion mannerheimiiBembidion mannerheimiiOxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurusArthaldeus pascuellusArthaldeus pascuellusArthaldeus pascuellusArthaldeus pascuellusEmpis lividaEmpis lividaEmpis lividaEmpis lividaSepsis fulgensSepsis fulgensSepsis fulgensSepsis fulgensLarge WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018Turnip TigressAthalia rosaeTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeWillow Leaf BeetleLochmaea capreaWillow Leaf BeetleLochmaea capreaEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxCoelositona cambricusCoelositona cambricusCoelositona cambricusCoelositona cambricusBembidion lamprosBembidion lamprosBembidion lamprosBembidion lamprosDelphacodes capnodesDelphacodes capnodesDelphacodes capnodesDelphacodes capnodesPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumNeophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatusHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumTrechus obtususTrechus obtususTrechus obtususTrechus obtususCymus glandicolorCymus glandicolorCymus glandicolorCymus glandicolorHypera plantaginisHypera plantaginisHypera plantaginisHypera plantaginisHimacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) majorLarinus carlinaeLarinus carlinaeLarinus carlinaeLarinus carlinaeScymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalisCrepidodera fulvicornisCrepidodera fulvicornisCrepidodera fulvicornisCrepidodera fulvicornisFannia similisFannia similisFannia similisFannia similisAnasimyia lunulataAnasimyia lunulataAnasimyia lunulataAnasimyia lunulataBlack SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatusBlack SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatusCoccidula rufaCoccidula rufaCoccidula rufaCoccidula rufaIdiocerus lituratusIdiocerus lituratusIdiocerus lituratusIdiocerus lituratusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneusEumerus funeralisEumerus funeralisEumerus funeralisEumerus funeralis14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataPithanus maerkeliiPithanus maerkeliiPithanus maerkeliiPithanus maerkeliiMydaea urbanaMydaea urbanaMydaea urbanaMydaea urbanaRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensAgonum fuliginosumAgonum fuliginosumAgonum fuliginosumAgonum fuliginosumOpomyza petreiOpomyza petreiOpomyza petreiOpomyza petreiTachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosusCantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidensSpiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidensRhagonycha testaceaRhagonycha testaceaRhagonycha testaceaRhagonycha testaceaBotanophila fugaxBotanophila fugaxBotanophila fugaxBotanophila fugaxAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusThricops semicinereusThricops semicinereusThricops semicinereusThricops semicinereusFannia umbrosaFannia umbrosaFannia umbrosaFannia umbrosaPlatycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatusPterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuusAnoscopus albifronsAnoscopus albifronsAnoscopus albifronsAnoscopus albifronsSepsis cynipseaSepsis cynipseaSepsis cynipseaSepsis cynipseaOpomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationisEmpis nuntiaEmpis nuntiaEmpis nuntiaEmpis nuntiaBembidion guttulaBembidion guttulaBembidion guttulaBembidion guttulaEmpis aestivaEmpis aestivaEmpis aestivaEmpis aestivaPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareBradycellus sharpiBradycellus sharpiBradycellus sharpiBradycellus sharpiCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusDelia platuraDelia platuraDelia platuraDelia platuraFlorodelphax leptosomaFlorodelphax leptosomaFlorodelphax leptosomaFlorodelphax leptosomaBicellaria vanaBicellaria vanaBicellaria vanaBicellaria vanaMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusCtenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea2021Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea2021Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Egle minutaEgle minuta2018Egle minutaEgle minuta2018Hydrophoria lanciferHydrophoria lancifer2018Hydrophoria lanciferHydrophoria lancifer2018Phorbia moliniarisPhorbia moliniaris2018Phorbia moliniarisPhorbia moliniaris2018Tetanocera arrogansTetanocera arrogans2018Tetanocera arrogansTetanocera arrogans2018Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2018Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2018Pegoplata infirmaPegoplata infirma2018Pegoplata infirmaPegoplata infirma2018BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2017BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2017Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2017Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2017Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2017Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2017Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2017Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2017Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2017Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2017Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus2017Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus2017Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2017Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2017Cow-horn Bog-moss
Cow-horn Bog-moss
Sphagnum auriculatum
Sphagnum auriculatum
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2023Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2023Marsh VioletViola palustris2023Marsh VioletViola palustris2023Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorumDactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum2023Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorumDactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum2023Water-StarwortCallitriche2023Water-StarwortCallitriche2023Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2023Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2023Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2022Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2022Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2022Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2022Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2022Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2022Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2022Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2022HeatherCalluna vulgaris2022HeatherCalluna vulgaris2022Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2022Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2022Umbellate HawkweedHieracium umbellatum2018Umbellate HawkweedHieracium umbellatum2018Events & activities nearby
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