Young's Wood - Conifer woodland
35 ha
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🌲Walks
Free entryDogs welcome35 ha
Getting here
53.43338, -0.44098
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
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Wildlife to spot
2,512 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,512 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Barn Owl · Chaffinch · Raven · Blue Tit · Blackbird +21
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- RavenCorvus corax
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2018
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2018
- Rock DoveColumba livia2018
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2018
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2018
- Great TitParus major2018
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2018
- TealAnas crecca2018
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2016
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects14 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Green Sawfly · Speckled Wood · Cryptophagus dentatus · Uroleucon (Uromelan) jaceae · Cavariella (Cavariella) pastinacae +9
- Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Cryptophagus dentatusCryptophagus dentatus2016
- Uroleucon (Uromelan) jaceaeUroleucon (Uromelan) jaceae
- Cavariella (Cavariella) pastinacaeCavariella (Cavariella) pastinacae
Meadow Vetchling · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Centaurea nigra · Fairy Flax · Yellow-rattle +74
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2019
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2019
- Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2015
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2015
- Frog Orchid
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,512 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Barn Owl · Chaffinch · Raven · Blue Tit · Blackbird +21
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- RavenCorvus corax
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2018
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2018
- Rock DoveColumba livia2018
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2018
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2018
- Great TitParus major2018
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2018
- TealAnas crecca2018
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2016
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects14 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Green Sawfly · Speckled Wood · Cryptophagus dentatus · Uroleucon (Uromelan) jaceae · Cavariella (Cavariella) pastinacae +9
- Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Cryptophagus dentatusCryptophagus dentatus2016
- Uroleucon (Uromelan) jaceaeUroleucon (Uromelan) jaceae
- Cavariella (Cavariella) pastinacaeCavariella (Cavariella) pastinacae
Meadow Vetchling · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Centaurea nigra · Fairy Flax · Yellow-rattle +74
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2019
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2019
- Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2015
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2015
- Frog Orchid
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni2023
Aphrophora alni2023
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Dactylorhiza viridis
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radicata2015Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2015Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2015Canadian WaterweedElodea canadensis2021Canadian WaterweedElodea canadensis2021Umbellate HawkweedHieracium umbellatum2019Umbellate HawkweedHieracium umbellatum2019RowanSorbus aucuparia2019RowanSorbus aucuparia2019ElderSambucus nigra2019ElderSambucus nigra2019HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019Red CampionSilene dioica2019Red CampionSilene dioica2019Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2019Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2019White Dead-nettleLamium album2019White Dead-nettleLamium album2019CleaversGalium aparine2019CleaversGalium aparine2019Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2019Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2019Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2019Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2019Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2019Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2019Wood DockRumex sanguineus2019Wood DockRumex sanguineus2019Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2019Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2019Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2019Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2019Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019Norway MapleAcer platanoides2019Norway MapleAcer platanoides2019Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019BeechFagus sylvatica2019BeechFagus sylvatica2019Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida2019Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida2019Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019BrambleRubus fruticosus2019BrambleRubus fruticosus2019Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019AshFraxinus excelsior2019AshFraxinus excelsior2019Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2019SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2019Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2019Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2019NipplewortLapsana communis2019NipplewortLapsana communis2019LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2019LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2019Rhinanthus minor subsp. minorRhinanthus minor subsp. minor2019Rhinanthus minor subsp. minorRhinanthus minor subsp. minor2019Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019Ranunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acris2019Ranunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acris2019Tufted VetchVicia cracca2019Tufted VetchVicia cracca2019Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2019Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2019Wavy-leaved DandelionTaraxacum undulatum2019Wavy-leaved DandelionTaraxacum undulatum2019Large Hook-lobed DandelionTaraxacum subhamatum2019Large Hook-lobed DandelionTaraxacum subhamatum2019Obtuse-leaved DandelionTaraxacum obtusifrons2019Obtuse-leaved DandelionTaraxacum obtusifrons2019Hook-lobed DandelionTaraxacum hamatum2019Hook-lobed DandelionTaraxacum hamatum2019Lustrous-leaved DandelionTaraxacum lamprophyllum2019Lustrous-leaved DandelionTaraxacum lamprophyllum2019Slender Hook-lobed DandelionTaraxacum hamatulum2019Slender Hook-lobed DandelionTaraxacum hamatulum2019Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2018Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2018Downy OatAvenula pubescens2015Downy OatAvenula pubescens2015Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2015Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2015Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2015Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2015Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2015Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2015Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2015Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2015Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2015Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2015CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2015CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2015Meadow BarleyHordeum secalinum2015Meadow BarleyHordeum secalinum2015Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2015Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2015Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2015Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2015Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2015Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2015Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2015Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2015Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2015Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2015Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2015Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2015