🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
50.68224, -4.23952
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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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Castles TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TCTRegional walking route
The Packhorse TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef BCPLocal walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 327Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 327National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route335 m▾
Named routeRef 327Length 335 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route976 m▾
Named routeRef 327Length 976 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km▾
Named routeRef 327Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route387 m▾
Named routeRef 327Length 387 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,553 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,553 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspring
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Magpie +38
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- TealAnas crecca
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Brown Long-eared Bat +3
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2023
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2023
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2024▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Lissotriton
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- LissotritonLissotriton2023
Cicadella viridis · Rutpela maculata · Leptura quadrifasciata · Greater Horntail Wasp
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
- Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2024
- Leptura quadrifasciataLeptura quadrifasciata2023
- Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2023
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Himalayan Balsam · Cuckooflower · New Zealand Pigmyweed
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,553 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspring
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Magpie +38
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- TealAnas crecca
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Brown Long-eared Bat +3
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2023
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2023
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2024▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Lissotriton
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- LissotritonLissotriton2023
Cicadella viridis · Rutpela maculata · Leptura quadrifasciata · Greater Horntail Wasp
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
- Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2024
- Leptura quadrifasciataLeptura quadrifasciata2023
- Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2023
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Himalayan Balsam · Cuckooflower · New Zealand Pigmyweed
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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