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7 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Bearded Tooth, Phaeographis dendritica +48 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Bearded Tooth, Phaeographis dendritica +48 more · last seen 2018

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Hazel, Blackthorn +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Meadowsweet, Wild Angelica, Creeping Bent +206 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Meadowsweet, Wild Angelica, Creeping Bent +206 more · last seen 2021

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +43 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +43 more · last seen 2023

Free

Wildlife to spot

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