Forest Holidays Deerpark
36 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient💜Bluebells
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome36 ha
Getting here
50.42106, -4.52845
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Coal Tit
- 💜Bluebell walks 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
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Coal Tit
- 💜Bluebell walks 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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Coal Tit, Robin +44 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
Birds — Canada Goose, Coal Tit, Robin +44 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Big Shaggy-moss, Shining Hookeria +81 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Spruce Carpet, Common Marbled Carpet, Clay Triple-lines +247 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Mill Pond at Deerpark Forest, Herodsfoot
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Wildlife to spot
3,695 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,695 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Coal Tit · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +31
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2021
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2022▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Volucella pellucens · Hornet Hoverfly · Green Tiger Beetle · Hornet Robberfly +3
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis2023
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Rockery Willowherb · Western Hemlock-spruce · Wood Anemone · Common Tamarisk-moss · Handsome Woollywort +52
- Rockery WillowherbEpilobium pedunculare2022
- Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla2022
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2022
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Handsome WoollywortTrichocolea tomentella2022
- BeechFagus sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,695 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Coal Tit · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +31
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2021
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2022▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Volucella pellucens · Hornet Hoverfly · Green Tiger Beetle · Hornet Robberfly +3
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis2023
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Rockery Willowherb · Western Hemlock-spruce · Wood Anemone · Common Tamarisk-moss · Handsome Woollywort +52
- Rockery WillowherbEpilobium pedunculare2022
- Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla2022
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2022
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Handsome WoollywortTrichocolea tomentella2022
- BeechFagus sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
GorseUlex europaeus2022GorseUlex europaeus2022New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii2022New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii2022Cytisus scoparius subsp. scopariusCytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius2022Cytisus scoparius subsp. scopariusCytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius2022Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2022Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2022Dog-roseRosa canina2022Dog-roseRosa canina2022Western GorseUlex gallii2022Western GorseUlex gallii2022SanicleSanicula europaea2022SanicleSanicula europaea2022Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2022Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2022Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2022Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2022American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2022American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2022Lesser KnotweedKoenigia campanulata2022Lesser KnotweedKoenigia campanulata2022Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2022Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2022Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2022Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2022European Silver-firAbies alba2022European Silver-firAbies alba2022Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia2022Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia2022Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2022Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2022Common Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre2022Common Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre2022MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2022MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2022Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2022Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2022BetonyBetonica officinalis2022BetonyBetonica officinalis2022Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2022Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2022Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2022Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2022Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2022Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2022Western Balsam-poplarPopulus trichocarpa2022Western Balsam-poplarPopulus trichocarpa2022Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2022Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2022SpindleEuonymus europaeus2022SpindleEuonymus europaeus2022Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense2022Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense2022Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022Norway SprucePicea abies2022Norway SprucePicea abies2022Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2022Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2022Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2022Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2022PignutConopodium majus2022PignutConopodium majus2022Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2022Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2022Western Red-cedarThuja plicata2022Western Red-cedarThuja plicata2022Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2022Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2022RamsonsAllium ursinum2022RamsonsAllium ursinum2022Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2022Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2022Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2022Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2022New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2022New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2022Slender Parsley-piertAphanes australis2022Slender Parsley-piertAphanes australis2022Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2022Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2022Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2022Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2022Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2022Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2022Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2022GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2022Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2022Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2022Wood MilletMilium effusum2022Wood MilletMilium effusum2022Douglas FirPseudotsuga menziesii2022Douglas FirPseudotsuga menziesii2022Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2022Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2022Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2022Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2022