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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
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Small White, Common Darter +90 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Small White, Common Darter +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Dandelion, Ribwort Plantain, Salad Burnet +17 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Dandelion, Ribwort Plantain, Salad Burnet +17 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Dandelion, Bristly Oxtongue, Thyme-leaved Speedwell +1 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 64Cycling route

Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

Fosse2Cycling route

Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route666 m

Named routeRef 15Length 666 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2 km

Named routeRef 15Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route147 m

Named routeRef 48Length 147 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

6,298 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,298 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds22 species

winter

2025

Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Goldfinch +17

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumn

2025

Red Fox · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024

🐝

Insects43 species

springsummer

2025

Common Darter · Banded Demoiselle · Southern Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Brown Hawker +38

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2024
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2024
Hawthorn Leaf BeetleLochmaea crataegi2024
EristalisEristalis2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024

🌿

Plants19 species

autumn

2024

Dandelion · Smooth Hawk's-beard · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Rubus ulmifolius · Great Mullein +14

DandelionTaraxacum
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2023
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023
Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius2023
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2023
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2023
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2023
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2023
Common CudweedFilago germanica2023
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2023
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2023
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,298 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds22 species

winter

2025

Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Goldfinch +17

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumn

2025

Red Fox · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024

🐝

Insects43 species

springsummer

2025

Common Darter · Banded Demoiselle · Southern Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Brown Hawker +38

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2024
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2024
Hawthorn Leaf BeetleLochmaea crataegi2024
EristalisEristalis2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024

🌿

Plants19 species

autumn

2024

Dandelion · Smooth Hawk's-beard · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Rubus ulmifolius · Great Mullein +14

DandelionTaraxacum
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2023
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023
Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius2023
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2023
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2023
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2023
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2023
Common CudweedFilago germanica2023
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2023
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2023
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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