Pickmore Wood - Conifer woodland
2 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🌲Walks🥾Hiking
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.20941, 0.41400
Open directionsv
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Icknield Way Path
Free
🚵Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Icknield Way Cycle Trail
Varies
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 1Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Devil's Dykepublic footpath · 1.2 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.2 kmPath type: footway
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route196 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 196 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route125 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 125 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
5,130 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
5,130 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Wren · Stock Dove +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Brown Hare · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Badger +1
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Dark-edged Bee-fly
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Pasqueflower · Scots Pine · White Dead-nettle · Broad-leaved Dock · Beech +53
- PasqueflowerPulsatilla vulgaris
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris
- Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,130 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Wren · Stock Dove +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Brown Hare · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Badger +1
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Dark-edged Bee-fly
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Pasqueflower · Scots Pine · White Dead-nettle · Broad-leaved Dock · Beech +53
- PasqueflowerPulsatilla vulgaris
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris
- Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Silver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaSmall ScabiousScabiosa columbariaSmall ScabiousScabiosa columbariaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaSainfoinOnobrychis viciifoliaSainfoinOnobrychis viciifoliaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiQuaking-grassBriza mediaQuaking-grassBriza mediaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaClustered BellflowerCampanula glomerataClustered BellflowerCampanula glomerataDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDwarf ThistleCirsium acauleDwarf ThistleCirsium acauleCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusWild ParsnipPastinaca sativaWild ParsnipPastinaca sativaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumBloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineumBloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisHoary PlantainPlantago mediaHoary PlantainPlantago mediaPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCommon Rock-roseHelianthemum nummulariumCommon Rock-roseHelianthemum nummulariumDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusBee OrchidOphrys apiferaBee OrchidOphrys apiferaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisHairy VioletViola hirtaHairy VioletViola hirtaCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaPloughman's-spikenardInula conyzae2024Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae2024Events & activities nearby
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