Morcombe Plantation - Conifer woodland
22 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome22 ha
Getting here
50.79498, -4.25784
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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 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 3 Link RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route24 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
4,020 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,020 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Wren · Song Thrush · Woodpigeon · Willow Warbler +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RavenCorvus corax
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Roe Deer · Red Deer · Pipistrelle Bat species · Brown Hare · Common Shrew
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2023
Glow-worm · Southern Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Wasp Beetle +3
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2024
- Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2024
- Nicrophorus vespilloidesNicrophorus vespilloides
Japanese Knotweed
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,020 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Wren · Song Thrush · Woodpigeon · Willow Warbler +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RavenCorvus corax
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Roe Deer · Red Deer · Pipistrelle Bat species · Brown Hare · Common Shrew
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2023
Glow-worm · Southern Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Wasp Beetle +3
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2024
- Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2024
- Nicrophorus vespilloidesNicrophorus vespilloides
Japanese Knotweed
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023