Upcott Barton Wood - Conifer woodland
9 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
50.81752, -4.30629
Open directionsv
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 km34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route (3)Cycling route▾
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Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route24 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route982 m▾
Named routeLength 982 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,812 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,812 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Robin · Starling · Blackbird · Wren +18
- SwiftApus apus2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Pipistrelle Bat species
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Common Toad
Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Beautiful Demoiselle
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Eared Willow · Meadow Buttercup · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Blackthorn · Wood Dock +121
- Eared WillowSalix aurita
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus
- PignutConopodium majus
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,812 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Robin · Starling · Blackbird · Wren +18
- SwiftApus apus2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Pipistrelle Bat species
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Common Toad
Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Beautiful Demoiselle
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Eared Willow · Meadow Buttercup · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Blackthorn · Wood Dock +121
- Eared WillowSalix aurita
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus
- PignutConopodium majus
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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