Leigh Wood - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland27 ha
Plan your visit
🍂Seasonal🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome27 ha
Getting here
50.57375, -4.27377
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tamar Valley Discovery TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TDTRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 327Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 327National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 327Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Beech woodland in Wareham Wood
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Wildlife to spot
3,060 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,060 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
springsummer
2024▾
Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Chaffinch · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit +20
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Daubenton's Bat · Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2021
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2019▾
Lissotriton
Cantharis pellucida · Black Oil-beetle · Garden Chafer · Meloe proscarabaeus/violaceus · Common Darter +32
- Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2023
- Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2022
- Meloe proscarabaeus/violaceusMeloe proscarabaeus/violaceus2022
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021
- Meadow Grasshopper
🌿Plants16 species
winterspring
2023▾
Snowdrop · Wood Speedwell · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum · Purple Toothwort · Dog's Mercury +11
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2021
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2021
- Purple ToothwortLathraea clandestina2021
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,060 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
springsummer
2024▾
Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Chaffinch · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit +20
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Daubenton's Bat · Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2021
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2019▾
Lissotriton
Cantharis pellucida · Black Oil-beetle · Garden Chafer · Meloe proscarabaeus/violaceus · Common Darter +32
- Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2023
- Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2022
- Meloe proscarabaeus/violaceusMeloe proscarabaeus/violaceus2022
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021
- Meadow Grasshopper
🌿Plants16 species
winterspring
2023▾
Snowdrop · Wood Speedwell · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum · Purple Toothwort · Dog's Mercury +11
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2021
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2021
- Purple ToothwortLathraea clandestina2021
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pseudochorthippus parallelus2020
Pseudochorthippus parallelus2020
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2020Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2020Black ArchesLymantria monacha2019Black ArchesLymantria monacha2019Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2019Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2019Treble-barAplocera plagiata2019Treble-barAplocera plagiata2019DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2019DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2019Purple BarCosmorhoe ocellata2019Purple BarCosmorhoe ocellata2019Satin BeautyDeileptenia ribeata2019Satin BeautyDeileptenia ribeata2019Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2019Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2019Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019Clay Triple-linesCyclophora linearia2019Clay Triple-linesCyclophora linearia2019Spruce CarpetThera britannica2019Spruce CarpetThera britannica2019Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2019Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2019Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2019Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2019Buff FootmanEilema depressa2019Buff FootmanEilema depressa2019Early ThornSelenia dentaria2019Early ThornSelenia dentaria2019Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2019Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2019Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2019Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2019Nut-tree TussockColocasia coryli2019Nut-tree TussockColocasia coryli2019Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2019Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2019Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019Scalloped Hook-tipFalcaria lacertinaria2019Scalloped Hook-tipFalcaria lacertinaria2019AnomalousStilbia anomala2019AnomalousStilbia anomala2019V-pugChloroclystis v-ata2019V-pugChloroclystis v-ata2019Four-spotted FootmanLithosia quadra2019Four-spotted FootmanLithosia quadra2019Small WainscotDenticucullus pygmina2019Small WainscotDenticucullus pygmina2019Lesser Swallow ProminentPheosia gnoma2019Lesser Swallow ProminentPheosia gnoma2019Blood-veinTimandra comae2019Blood-veinTimandra comae2019Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2019Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2019Cleavers
Cleavers
Galium aparine2021
Galium aparine2021
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2021SpindleEuonymus europaeus2021BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021AlderAlnus glutinosa2021AlderAlnus glutinosa2021Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2021Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2021BeechFagus sylvatica2021BeechFagus sylvatica2021DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus2021DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus2021Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2021Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021RamsonsAllium ursinum2021RamsonsAllium ursinum2021Events & activities nearby
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