High Stand Plantation - Conifer woodland
65 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome65 ha
Getting here
54.83316, -2.79508
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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
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Wildlife to spot
4,780 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,780 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Chiffchaff · Bullfinch +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2024
🐝Insects45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Sericomyia silentis · Dasysyrphus tricinctus · Leucozona glaucia · Meliscaeva cinctella · Epistrophe grossulariae +40
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus
- Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2024
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2024
- Cheilosia illustrata
Himalayan Balsam · Coltsfoot · Wood-sorrel · Garden Grape-hyacinth · Bluebell +10
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
- Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2025
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,780 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Chiffchaff · Bullfinch +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2024
🐝Insects45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Sericomyia silentis · Dasysyrphus tricinctus · Leucozona glaucia · Meliscaeva cinctella · Epistrophe grossulariae +40
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus
- Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2024
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2024
- Cheilosia illustrata
Himalayan Balsam · Coltsfoot · Wood-sorrel · Garden Grape-hyacinth · Bluebell +10
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
- Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2025
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensSericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiensMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisDasysyrphus venustusDasysyrphus venustusDasysyrphus venustusDasysyrphus venustusEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisSericomyia lapponaSericomyia lapponaSericomyia lapponaSericomyia lapponaBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2024Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2024Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridusCommon Awl RobberflyNeoitamus cyanurusCommon Awl RobberflyNeoitamus cyanurusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusBronze ShieldbugTroilus luridusBronze ShieldbugTroilus luridusEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatusSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaChrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatumCheilosia albipilaCheilosia albipilaCheilosia albipilaCheilosia albipilaBaccha elongataBaccha elongata2024Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Didea fasciataDidea fasciata2024Didea fasciataDidea fasciata2024Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2024Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2024Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2024Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2024Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2024Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2024Broadbar Clover SawflyTenthredo notha2024Broadbar Clover SawflyTenthredo notha2024Beet Carrion BeetleAclypea opaca2024Beet Carrion BeetleAclypea opaca2024Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024Anasimyia lineataAnasimyia lineata2024Anasimyia lineataAnasimyia lineata2024Xylota jakutorumXylota jakutorum2024Xylota jakutorumXylota jakutorum2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Orange-legged RobberflyDioctria oelandica2024Orange-legged RobberflyDioctria oelandica2024Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2024Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus20242025
2025
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2024Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2024Common DuckweedLemna minor2024Common DuckweedLemna minor2024Ivy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulca2024Ivy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulca2024Intermediate Water-StarwortCallitriche brutia subsp. hamulata2024Intermediate Water-StarwortCallitriche brutia subsp. hamulata2024Canadian WaterweedElodea canadensis2024Canadian WaterweedElodea canadensis2024Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2024Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2024Horned PansyViola cornuta2024Horned PansyViola cornuta2024Confused BridewortSpiraea douglasii x salicifolia = S. x pseudosalicifolia2024Confused BridewortSpiraea douglasii x salicifolia = S. x pseudosalicifolia2024Small-fruited Prickly-sedgeCarex muricata subsp. pairae2024Small-fruited Prickly-sedgeCarex muricata subsp. pairae2024Events & activities nearby
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