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Storridge Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

50.36034, -3.78372

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 28Cycling route

Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route646 m

Named routeRef 28Length 646 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route183 m

Named routeRef 28Length 183 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 28Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route157 m

Named routeRef 28Length 157 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route421 m

Named routeRef 28Length 421 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

3,091 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,091 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

springsummer

2025

Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Robin · Dipper +36

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SwallowHirundo rustica
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
NuthatchSitta europaea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SiskinSpinus spinus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
GoosanderMergus merganser2023

🦌

Mammals6 species

summerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Greater Horseshoe Bat · Common Shrew · Lesser Horseshoe Bat +1

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2024
Common ShrewSorex araneus2023
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2023
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2022

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2025

Vine Weevil · Tortoise Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Vincenzellus ruficollis · Face Fly +2

Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Vincenzellus ruficollisVincenzellus ruficollis
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2024
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2024
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,091 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

springsummer

2025

Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Robin · Dipper +36

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SwallowHirundo rustica
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
NuthatchSitta europaea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SiskinSpinus spinus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
GoosanderMergus merganser2023

🦌

Mammals6 species

summerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Greater Horseshoe Bat · Common Shrew · Lesser Horseshoe Bat +1

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2024
Common ShrewSorex araneus2023
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2023
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2022

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2025

Vine Weevil · Tortoise Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Vincenzellus ruficollis · Face Fly +2

Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Vincenzellus ruficollisVincenzellus ruficollis
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2024
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2024
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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