Foxbrough Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 10 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
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51.37779, 0.32032
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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Feather-moss · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Bombus lucorum, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +26 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Bombus lucorum, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +26 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
1066 Harold's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Darnley Trail Walking route 10 km ▾
Named after the Earls of Darnley, who owned Cobham Hall & the land that you will see en route, the trail is an excellent way to see local highlights. Gently undulating countryside via Cobham Park, Ranscombe Farm Reserve, Ashenbank & Jeskyns Community Wood
Named route Length 10 km Duration 02:00-02:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 177 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 89 m ▾
Named route Length 89 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 437 m ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 437 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 367 m ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 367 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on 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
14,134 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,134 records · National Biodiversity Network Redwing · Starling · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +33
Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2023 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Bombus lucorum · Western Honey Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +12
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Bumblebee Bombus Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Common Feather-moss
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,134 records · National Biodiversity Network Redwing · Starling · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +33
Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2023 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Bombus lucorum · Western Honey Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +12
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Bumblebee Bombus Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Common Feather-moss
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2023
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2023
Atheta crassicornis Atheta crassicornis2022
Atheta crassicornis Atheta crassicornis2022
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2022
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2022 