🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging🍄 Fungi
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52.62052, -1.19202
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, White Dead-nettle +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Amanita'r Gwybed, Giant Polypore, Hen Of The Woods +8 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Amanita'r Gwybed, Giant Polypore, Hen Of The Woods +8 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Vine's Rustic +192 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Vine's Rustic +192 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Mute Swan +43 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Mute Swan +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Daisy +80 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Daisy +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
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National Forest Way Walking route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
58,563 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 58,563 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Mallard · Canada Goose · Robin · Magpie · Mute Swan +29
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Little Egret Egretta garzetta Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Rook Corvus frugilegus Little Owl Athene noctua Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Great Tit Parus major Anser anser anser Anser anser anser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Common Gull Larus canus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Red Fox · Mole
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 21 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Oak Bush-cricket · Speckled Wood · Common Spangle Causer · Silk-button Causer · Common Carder Bee +16
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni 🍄 Fungi 4 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Amanita'r Gwybed · Hen Of The Woods · Giant Polypore · Blushing Bracket
Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa Greater Plantain · Himalayan Balsam · Silverweed · Wild Teasel · Cherry Plum +25
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Silverweed Potentilla anserina2025 Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025 Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 58,563 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Mallard · Canada Goose · Robin · Magpie · Mute Swan +29
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Little Egret Egretta garzetta Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Rook Corvus frugilegus Little Owl Athene noctua Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Great Tit Parus major Anser anser anser Anser anser anser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Common Gull Larus canus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Red Fox · Mole
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 21 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Oak Bush-cricket · Speckled Wood · Common Spangle Causer · Silk-button Causer · Common Carder Bee +16
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni 🍄 Fungi 4 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Amanita'r Gwybed · Hen Of The Woods · Giant Polypore · Blushing Bracket
Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa Greater Plantain · Himalayan Balsam · Silverweed · Wild Teasel · Cherry Plum +25
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Silverweed Potentilla anserina2025 Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025 Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cloeon dipterum Cloeon dipterum
Cloeon dipterum Cloeon dipterum
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Shining Dogwood Cutter Antispila metallella
Shining Dogwood Cutter Antispila metallella
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Psallus (Psallus) anaemicus Psallus (Psallus) anaemicus
Psallus (Psallus) anaemicus Psallus (Psallus) anaemicus
Placochela nigripes Placochela nigripes
Placochela nigripes Placochela nigripes
Psallus (Psallus) helenae Psallus (Psallus) helenae
Psallus (Psallus) helenae Psallus (Psallus) helenae
Kent Maze-miner Phyllocnistis xenia
Kent Maze-miner Phyllocnistis xenia
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella 2025
2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Western Balsam-poplar Populus trichocarpa2025
Western Balsam-poplar Populus trichocarpa2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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