Scotch Wood - Conifer woodland
13 ha
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🦅Birds🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
53.53905, -0.59129
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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
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 169Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 169National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route523 m▾
Named routeLength 523 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route779 m▾
Named routeLength 779 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,144 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,144 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hobby · Bittern · Garganey · Nuthatch · Robin +45
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- RavenCorvus corax
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects4 species
springautumn
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Pterostichus niger · 7-spot Ladybird
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Bracken · Bogbean · Sand Leek · Cleavers · Neat Feather-moss +24
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2024
- Sand LeekAllium scorodoprasum
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,144 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hobby · Bittern · Garganey · Nuthatch · Robin +45
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- RavenCorvus corax
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects4 species
springautumn
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Pterostichus niger · 7-spot Ladybird
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Bracken · Bogbean · Sand Leek · Cleavers · Neat Feather-moss +24
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2024
- Sand LeekAllium scorodoprasum
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mnium hornum2024
Mnium hornum2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2024Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2024Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2024Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024Water MintMentha aquatica2024Water MintMentha aquatica2024Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024