Gorrick Plantation - Conifer woodland
11 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
51.38264, -0.83390
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 332m away — 20 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 332m away — 20 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ambarrow Hill CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Ambarrow Court CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wildlife WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Coombes Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Soldiers Risepublic footpath · 283 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 283 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Yellow RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef YellowLocal cycle route
California GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Greenway Red routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef redLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 422Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network
Route 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hollybush Riderestricted byway · 648 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 648 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Range Roadbyway open to all traffic · 568 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 568 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Hollybush Riderestricted byway · 290 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 290 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
20,288 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
20,288 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Mallard · Canada Goose · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin +33
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- CootFulica atra
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RavenCorvus corax
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Black-tailed Skimmer · Jersey Tiger · Red-eyed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Sericomyia silentis +40
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Brown Hawker
Sphagnum denticulatum · Blunt-leaved Bog-moss · Polytrichum commune s.str.
- Sphagnum denticulatumSphagnum denticulatum
- Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre
- Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,288 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Mallard · Canada Goose · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin +33
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- CootFulica atra
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RavenCorvus corax
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Black-tailed Skimmer · Jersey Tiger · Red-eyed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Sericomyia silentis +40
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Brown Hawker
Sphagnum denticulatum · Blunt-leaved Bog-moss · Polytrichum commune s.str.
- Sphagnum denticulatumSphagnum denticulatum
- Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre
- Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna grandis
Aeshna grandis
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaDowny EmeraldCordulia aeneaDowny EmeraldCordulia aeneaCommon DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaDingy FootmanEilema griseolaDingy FootmanEilema griseolaBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBrown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosataBrown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosataCommon HeathEmaturga atomariaCommon HeathEmaturga atomariaEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxRed Wood AntFormica rufaRed Wood AntFormica rufaEarly Nomad BeeNomada leucophthalmaEarly Nomad BeeNomada leucophthalmaGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2024Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2024Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2024Riband WaveIdaea aversata2024Riband WaveIdaea aversata2024Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2024Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2024Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2024Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2024Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2024Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2024Gypsy MothLymantria dispar2024Gypsy MothLymantria dispar2024Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2024Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2024September ThornEnnomos erosaria2024September ThornEnnomos erosaria2024Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2024Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2024Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2024Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2024Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2024Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2024Silver YAutographa gamma2024Silver YAutographa gamma2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024Events & activities nearby
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