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10 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Hawthorn, Smooth Hawk's-beard +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Brimstone Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Flame Shoulder +269 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Brimstone Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Flame Shoulder +269 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Soft-grass, Common Bent, Meadowsweet +143 more · last seen 2014; Plants — Creeping Soft-grass, Common Bent, Meadowsweet +143 more · last seen 2014

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Marsh Tit, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Pidland Lanepublic footpath · 8 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 8 mPath type: track
Pidland Lanepublic footpath · 105 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 105 mPath type: track
Pidland Lanepublic footpath · 68 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 68 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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