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Ferry Wood

2 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Horse ridingWalking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — White Clover Seed Weevil, 16-spot Ladybird, Melanostoma mellinum +52 more · last seen 2024; Insects — White Clover Seed Weevil, 16-spot Ladybird, Melanostoma mellinum +52 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Horse riding

Strong match

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Crab LaneWalking route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Spires and Steeples TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

4,842 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,842 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

spring

2025

Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +70

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Mute SwanCygnus olor
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
CootFulica atra
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Barn OwlTyto alba
CuckooCuculus canorus
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RookCorvus frugilegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Common GullLarus canus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
SwiftApus apus2024
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
JackdawColoeus monedula
SnipeGallinago gallinago
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Little OwlAthene noctua
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects55 species

spring

2024

16-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · White Clover Seed Weevil · Melanostoma mellinum · Demetrias atricapillus +50

16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
White Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipes
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus
Clover Seed WeevilProtapion apricans
Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula
Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
Acupalpus meridianusAcupalpus meridianus
Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis
Dicranomyia mitisDicranomyia mitis
Empis nuntiaEmpis nuntia
Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Molophilus griseusMolophilus griseus
Cortinicara gibbosaCortinicara gibbosa
Tipula vernalisTipula vernalis
Bembidion guttulaBembidion guttula
Euphylidorea lineolaEuphylidorea lineola
Yellow-legged Mining BeeAndrena flavipes
Empis trigrammaEmpis trigramma
Platycheirus peltatusPlatycheirus peltatus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Rhinoncus pericarpiusRhinoncus pericarpius
Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis
Hawthorn Mining BeeAndrena chrysosceles
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis
European CinchbugIschnodemus sabuleti
Phorbia bartakiPhorbia bartaki
Olibrus corticalisOlibrus corticalis
Limonia phragmitidisLimonia phragmitidis
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata
Megalonotus antennatusMegalonotus antennatus
Bembidion lamprosBembidion lampros
Empis lividaEmpis livida
Celery Leaf BeetlePhaedon tumidulus
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Corticarina minutaCorticarina minuta
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Small Black AntLasius niger
Empis scutellataEmpis scutellata
Nephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculata
Bembidion obtusumBembidion obtusum
Flavous Nomad BeeNomada flava
Rhamphomyia subcinerascensRhamphomyia subcinerascens
Fine Streaked BugkinMiris striatus
Kateretes rufilabrisKateretes rufilabris
Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,842 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

spring

2025

Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +70

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Mute SwanCygnus olor
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
CootFulica atra
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Barn OwlTyto alba
CuckooCuculus canorus
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RookCorvus frugilegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Common GullLarus canus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
SwiftApus apus2024
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
JackdawColoeus monedula
SnipeGallinago gallinago
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Little OwlAthene noctua
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects55 species

spring

2024

16-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · White Clover Seed Weevil · Melanostoma mellinum · Demetrias atricapillus +50

16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
White Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipes
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus
Clover Seed WeevilProtapion apricans
Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula
Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
Acupalpus meridianusAcupalpus meridianus
Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis
Dicranomyia mitisDicranomyia mitis
Empis nuntiaEmpis nuntia
Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Molophilus griseusMolophilus griseus
Cortinicara gibbosaCortinicara gibbosa
Tipula vernalisTipula vernalis
Bembidion guttulaBembidion guttula
Euphylidorea lineolaEuphylidorea lineola
Yellow-legged Mining BeeAndrena flavipes
Empis trigrammaEmpis trigramma
Platycheirus peltatusPlatycheirus peltatus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Rhinoncus pericarpiusRhinoncus pericarpius
Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis
Hawthorn Mining BeeAndrena chrysosceles
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis
European CinchbugIschnodemus sabuleti
Phorbia bartakiPhorbia bartaki
Olibrus corticalisOlibrus corticalis
Limonia phragmitidisLimonia phragmitidis
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata
Megalonotus antennatusMegalonotus antennatus
Bembidion lamprosBembidion lampros
Empis lividaEmpis livida
Celery Leaf BeetlePhaedon tumidulus
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Corticarina minutaCorticarina minuta
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Small Black AntLasius niger
Empis scutellataEmpis scutellata
Nephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculata
Bembidion obtusumBembidion obtusum
Flavous Nomad BeeNomada flava
Rhamphomyia subcinerascensRhamphomyia subcinerascens
Fine Streaked BugkinMiris striatus
Kateretes rufilabrisKateretes rufilabris
Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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