Burnt Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 39 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍄 Fungi🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 39 ha
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50.50464, -4.38001
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Razor Strop Fungus, White Fibrecap, Mycena mirata +91 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Razor Strop Fungus, White Fibrecap, Mycena mirata +91 more · last seen 2020
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Notched Pouchwort, Redshank, Pill Bryum +70 more · last seen 2020
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Merlin, Blackbird, Great Spotted Woodpecker +43 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Merlin, Blackbird, Great Spotted Woodpecker +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Flame Shoulder, Straw Dot, Black Arches +217 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Flame Shoulder, Straw Dot, Black Arches +217 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
8,241 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,241 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Merlin · Chaffinch · Dunnock · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +37
Merlin Falco columbarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Pygmy Shrew · Greater Horseshoe Bat · Lesser Horseshoe Bat +2
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2023 Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum2024 Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Bloody-nosed Beetle · Carabus problematicus · Common Darter
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2022 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2020 Green Alkanet · Notched Pouchwort · Short-beaked Wood-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +52
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Notched Pouchwort Calypogeia arguta2020 Short-beaked Wood-moss Loeskeobryum brevirostre2020 Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2020 Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,241 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Merlin · Chaffinch · Dunnock · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +37
Merlin Falco columbarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Pygmy Shrew · Greater Horseshoe Bat · Lesser Horseshoe Bat +2
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2023 Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum2024 Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Bloody-nosed Beetle · Carabus problematicus · Common Darter
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2022 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2020 Green Alkanet · Notched Pouchwort · Short-beaked Wood-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +52
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Notched Pouchwort Calypogeia arguta2020 Short-beaked Wood-moss Loeskeobryum brevirostre2020 Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2020 Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Otter Lutra lutra2024
Otter Lutra lutra2024
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Bank Haircap
Bank Haircap
Polytrichum formosum2020
Polytrichum formosum2020
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2020
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2020
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2020
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2020
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii2020
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii2020
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2020
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2020
Pill Bryum Bryum violaceum2020
Pill Bryum Bryum violaceum2020
Glaucous Crystalwort Riccia glauca2020
Glaucous Crystalwort Riccia glauca2020
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2020
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2020
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum2020
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum2020
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2020
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2020
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2020
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2020
Ephemerum serratum Ephemerum serratum2020
Ephemerum serratum Ephemerum serratum2020
Hair-pointed Feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum2020
Hair-pointed Feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum2020
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2020
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2020
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2020
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2020
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2020
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2020
Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum2020
Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum2020
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2020
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2020
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2020
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2020
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2020
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2020
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2020
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2020
Larger Mouse-tail Moss Isothecium alopecuroides2020
Larger Mouse-tail Moss Isothecium alopecuroides2020
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata2020
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata2020
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides2020
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides2020
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.2020
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.2020
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2020
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2020
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2020
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2020
Perthshire Beard-moss Didymodon rigidulus2020
Perthshire Beard-moss Didymodon rigidulus2020
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2020
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2020
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2020
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2020
Whiskered Veilwort Metzgeria consanguinea2020
Whiskered Veilwort Metzgeria consanguinea2020
Variable Forklet-moss Dicranella varia2020
Variable Forklet-moss Dicranella varia2020
Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii2020
Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii2020
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens2020
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens2020
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2020
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2020
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides2020
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides2020
Cylindric Ditrichum Trichodon cylindricus2020
Cylindric Ditrichum Trichodon cylindricus2020
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides2020
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides2020
Common Pottia Tortula truncata2020
Common Pottia Tortula truncata2020
Dwarf Neckera Neckera pumila2020
Dwarf Neckera Neckera pumila2020
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha2020
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha2020
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2020
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2020
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2020
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2020
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2020
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2020
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2020
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2020
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2020
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2020
Greater Fork-moss Dicranum majus2020
Greater Fork-moss Dicranum majus2020
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2020
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2020
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2020
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2020
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2020
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2020
Tozer's Thread-moss Epipterygium tozeri2020
Tozer's Thread-moss Epipterygium tozeri2020
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2020
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