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Fisherton Wood

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

50.99105, -3.98900

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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
🅿️Parking 162m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ 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
🅿️Parking 162m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Bike parkingParking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Cattle Egret, Great White Egret, Blue Tit +31 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Cattle Egret, Great White Egret, Blue Tit +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, Violet Ground Beetle, White-legged Damselfly +8 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, Violet Ground Beetle, White-legged Damselfly +8 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

Rock Hillbridleway · 216 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 216 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Rock Hillbridleway · 59 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 59 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

3,509 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,509 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Cattle Egret · Great White Egret · Honey-buzzard · Blue Tit · Red-backed Shrike +32

Cattle EgretArdea ibis
Great White EgretArdea alba
Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
Ardea alba albaArdea alba alba2023
JayGarrulus glandarius
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
CootFulica atra2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Great TitParus major2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2023

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2023

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2023

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2024

Speckled Bush-cricket · Violet Ground Beetle · White-legged Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Dark Giant Horsefly +6

Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2022
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2022
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022
Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2022
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2022
Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2022
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2022
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,509 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Cattle Egret · Great White Egret · Honey-buzzard · Blue Tit · Red-backed Shrike +32

Cattle EgretArdea ibis
Great White EgretArdea alba
Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
Ardea alba albaArdea alba alba2023
JayGarrulus glandarius
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
CootFulica atra2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Great TitParus major2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2023

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2023

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2023

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2024

Speckled Bush-cricket · Violet Ground Beetle · White-legged Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Dark Giant Horsefly +6

Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2022
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2022
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022
Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2022
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2022
Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2022
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2022
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Half-timbered garage in Fisherton Wood

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