Folks Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
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51.68924, 0.59530
Open directionsv 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Shoveler +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Shoveler +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Perennial Rye-grass, Pedunculate Oak, Wood Avens +15 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Red Wood Ant +77 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Red Wood Ant +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Centenary Circle Walking route 34 km ▾
Named route Length 34 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Admiral McHardy Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Blakes Wood to Lingwood Common Walk, Danbury Walking route 4 km ▾
Woodland paths can be hilling in places, with occasional protruding tree roots. Paths can become muddy, suitable footwear is necessary. Not suitable for pushchairs, wheelchairs or cycles. Can be connected with Lingwood trails and Danbury trails.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Danbury Common to Lingwood Common Walk, Danbury Walking route 2.4 km ▾
Easy walking on a waymarked route. There are grassy tracks and some tree routes. May not be suitable for pushchairs or wheelchairs as some areas can get muddy in wet weather and during the winter. Can be connected with Blakes wood and Lingwood trails.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map St Peter's Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Regional walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 227 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 227 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
8,576 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,576 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Wigeon · Pochard · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +37
Wigeon Mareca penelope Pochard Aythya ferina Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Shoveler Spatula clypeata Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackbird Turdus merula Stock Dove Columba oenas Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Whitethroat Curruca communis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Ruff Calidris pugnax2024 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 42 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Dark Bush-cricket · Dock Bug +37
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Green Nettle Weevil Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,576 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Wigeon · Pochard · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +37
Wigeon Mareca penelope Pochard Aythya ferina Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Shoveler Spatula clypeata Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackbird Turdus merula Stock Dove Columba oenas Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Whitethroat Curruca communis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Ruff Calidris pugnax2024 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 42 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Dark Bush-cricket · Dock Bug +37
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Green Nettle Weevil Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Phyllobius pomaceus
Phyllobius pomaceus
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Stygnocoris sabulosus Stygnocoris sabulosus
Stygnocoris sabulosus Stygnocoris sabulosus
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata
Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis
Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis
Common Green Capsid Lygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus
Common Green Capsid Lygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus
Agnocoris reclairei Agnocoris reclairei
Agnocoris reclairei Agnocoris reclairei
Acalypta parvula Acalypta parvula
Acalypta parvula Acalypta parvula
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus
Nephus redtenbacheri Nephus redtenbacheri
Nephus redtenbacheri Nephus redtenbacheri
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum
Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Apple Fruit Rhynchites Tatianaerhynchites aequatus
Apple Fruit Rhynchites Tatianaerhynchites aequatus
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca2024
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Cantharis fusca Cantharis fusca2024
Cantharis fusca Cantharis fusca2024
Legnotus limbosus Legnotus limbosus2024
Legnotus limbosus Legnotus limbosus2024 