Countess Wood - Conifer woodland
51 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome51 ha
Getting here
55.30815, -2.45495
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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
- 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
- 🐕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
- 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
- 🐕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
🐴Horse riding🥾Walking trails
🦅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
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Photos
Right of way path on Girdle Fell
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Wildlife to spot
242 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
242 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRed Grouse (scotica) · Meadow Pipit · Chaffinch · Robin · Blackbird +16
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2011
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2011
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2011
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2011
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2022
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2018
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2012
- RavenCorvus corax2012
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Oak Eggar · Green-veined White
- Oak EggarLasiocampa quercus
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Rhizocarpon subgeminatum
- Rhizocarpon subgeminatumRhizocarpon subgeminatum
Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Cross-leaved Heath · Heath Plait-moss · Papillose Bog-moss · Heather +53
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
- Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Sphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifolium
- Lesser Twayblade
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
242 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRed Grouse (scotica) · Meadow Pipit · Chaffinch · Robin · Blackbird +16
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2011
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2011
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2011
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2011
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2022
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2018
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2012
- RavenCorvus corax2012
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Oak Eggar · Green-veined White
- Oak EggarLasiocampa quercus
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Rhizocarpon subgeminatum
- Rhizocarpon subgeminatumRhizocarpon subgeminatum
Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Cross-leaved Heath · Heath Plait-moss · Papillose Bog-moss · Heather +53
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
- Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Sphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifolium
- Lesser Twayblade
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Neottia cordata
Neottia cordata
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusCloudberryRubus chamaemorusCloudberryRubus chamaemorusRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumMueller's PouchwortCalypogeia muellerianaMueller's PouchwortCalypogeia muellerianaBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansLustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitensLustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitensBog-moss FlapwortOdontoschisma sphagni2018Bog-moss FlapwortOdontoschisma sphagni2018BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2017BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2017Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataForcipated PincerwortCephalozia connivens2018Forcipated PincerwortCephalozia connivens2018Soft Bog-mossSphagnum tenellum2018Soft Bog-mossSphagnum tenellum2018Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2017Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2017Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2017Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2017Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2017Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2017Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2010Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2010Common SedgeCarex nigra2010Common SedgeCarex nigra2010Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxCrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrumCrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrumRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiCommon HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.2018Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.2018Red Bog-mossSphagnum capillifolium2018Red Bog-mossSphagnum capillifolium2018Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2017Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2017CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2017CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2017Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2017Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2017Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2010Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2010Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2010Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2010Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2010Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2010Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2010Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2010Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2010Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2010BrackenPteridium aquilinum2010BrackenPteridium aquilinum2010Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2010Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2010Common SorrelRumex acetosa2010Common SorrelRumex acetosa2010Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2010Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2010TormentilPotentilla erecta2010TormentilPotentilla erecta2010Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2010Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2010Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2010Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2010Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2010Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2010Soft-rushJuncus effusus2010Soft-rushJuncus effusus2010Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2010Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2010Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2010Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2010PignutConopodium majus2010PignutConopodium majus2010Quaking-grassBriza media2010Quaking-grassBriza media2010Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2010Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2010BugleAjuga reptans2010BugleAjuga reptans2010DaisyBellis perennis2010DaisyBellis perennis2010Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2010Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2010