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Fishpond Bottom

7 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome7 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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Orange Bonnet, Sycamore Tarspot, Placopyrenium fuscellum +10 more · last seen 2011; Fungi — Orange Bonnet, Sycamore Tarspot, Placopyrenium fuscellum +10 more · last seen 2011

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +21 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Dandelion +1 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Large White +11 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Large White +11 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Groundsel, Sycamore, Common Nettle +8 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Groundsel, Sycamore, Common Nettle +8 more · last seen 2019

Free

Wildlife to spot

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