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Cowpasture Plantation

6 ha

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

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52.28012, 0.87914

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Tawny Owl +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Tawny Owl +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Redshank, Annual Toadflax +22 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Redshank, Annual Toadflax +22 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large White, Small White, Red Admiral +43 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large White, Small White, Red Admiral +43 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Garlic Mustard, Blackthorn +1 more foraging species

Varies

Waterside walks

Good match

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

🚴

Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

Thurston LoopCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 51Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route18 m

Named routeRef 51Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route128 m

Named routeRef 51Length 128 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route370 m

Named routeRef 51Length 370 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

6,721 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,721 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2025

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Black-headed Gull · Kestrel +44

JackdawColoeus monedula2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
MagpiePica pica2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Great TitParus major2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Little OwlAthene noctua
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

winter

2024

Brown Hare · Muntjac · Chinese Water Deer · Mole · Roe Deer +1

Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
MoleTalpa europaea
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Fallow DeerDama dama

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2024

22-spot Ladybird

22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata

🌿

Plants6 species

spring

2024

Redshank · Annual Toadflax · Bugloss · Sweet Violet · Lesser Celandine +1

RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Annual ToadflaxLinaria maroccana
BuglossLycopsis arvensis
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,721 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2025

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Black-headed Gull · Kestrel +44

JackdawColoeus monedula2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
MagpiePica pica2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Great TitParus major2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Little OwlAthene noctua
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

winter

2024

Brown Hare · Muntjac · Chinese Water Deer · Mole · Roe Deer +1

Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
MoleTalpa europaea
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Fallow DeerDama dama

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2024

22-spot Ladybird

22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata

🌿

Plants6 species

spring

2024

Redshank · Annual Toadflax · Bugloss · Sweet Violet · Lesser Celandine +1

RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Annual ToadflaxLinaria maroccana
BuglossLycopsis arvensis
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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