Ambion Wood - Conifer woodland
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.59289, -1.40342
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 km13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Footpath V35Walking route▾
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Footpath V23Walking route▾
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Bridleway U52Walking route▾
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Footpath T54Walking route▾
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Footpath T53Walking route▾
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14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 52Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 52Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km▾
Named routeRef 52Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route21 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route673 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 673 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
28,360 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
28,360 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Nuthatch · Robin · Carrion Crow +24
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Mole · Water Vole · Otter
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
- OtterLutra lutra
Hebrew Character · Common Quaker · Small Quaker · Clouded Drab · March Moth +49
- Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
- Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
- Small QuakerOrthosia cruda
- Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta
- March MothAlsophila aescularia
- Dotted BorderAgriopis marginaria
- White-shouldered House-mothEndrosis sarcitrella
Candlesnuff Fungus · Yellow Brain · Ramalina farinacea · Common Orange Lichen · Amanita citrina +6
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Amanita citrinaAmanita citrina
- Ground Ivy RustPuccinia glechomatis
- Ganoderma
🌿Plants7 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Shining Crane's-bill · Chinese Bramble · Ivy · Yarrow · Hornbeam +2
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
- IvyHedera helix
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- HornbeamCarpinus betulus
- Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
28,360 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Nuthatch · Robin · Carrion Crow +24
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Mole · Water Vole · Otter
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
- OtterLutra lutra
Hebrew Character · Common Quaker · Small Quaker · Clouded Drab · March Moth +49
- Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
- Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
- Small QuakerOrthosia cruda
- Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta
- March MothAlsophila aescularia
- Dotted BorderAgriopis marginaria
- White-shouldered House-mothEndrosis sarcitrella
Candlesnuff Fungus · Yellow Brain · Ramalina farinacea · Common Orange Lichen · Amanita citrina +6
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Amanita citrinaAmanita citrina
- Ground Ivy RustPuccinia glechomatis
- Ganoderma
🌿Plants7 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Shining Crane's-bill · Chinese Bramble · Ivy · Yarrow · Hornbeam +2
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
- IvyHedera helix
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- HornbeamCarpinus betulus
- Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ganoderma
Ganoderma
Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinusParrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinusSnowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineusSnowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineusShaggy ScalycapPholiota squarrosaShaggy ScalycapPholiota squarrosaParasolaParasolaParasolaParasolaCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusEvents & activities nearby
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