Gokewell Strip ✦ Ancient woodland 81 ha
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53.57521, -0.56499
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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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ground-ivy, Herb-Paris, Early-purple Orchid +120 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Silver-washed Fritillary, Peacock, Small White +229 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Silver-washed Fritillary, Peacock, Small White +229 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Wild Marjoram, Wood-sorrel, Ramsons +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Magpie Inkcap, Chicken Of The Woods · last seen 2013; Fungi — Magpie Inkcap, Chicken Of The Woods · last seen 2013
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ancholme Valley Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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
3,883 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,883 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Starling +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Swift Apus apus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Scaeva selenitica · Rosemary Beetle · Scarab Shieldbug · Volucella inanis · Large Marsh Horsefly +21
Scaeva selenitica Scaeva selenitica Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Scarab Shieldbug Thyreocoris scarabaeoides2024 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Large Marsh Horsefly Tabanus autumnalis Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens 🌿 Plants 59 species
winter summer
2024 ▾
Wall Germander · Dyer's Greenweed · Clustered Feather-moss · Saw-wort · Wild Marjoram +54
Wall Germander Teucrium chamaedrys Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Saw-wort Serratula tinctoria2023 Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2023 Knotted Pearlwort Sagina nodosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,883 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Starling +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Swift Apus apus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Scaeva selenitica · Rosemary Beetle · Scarab Shieldbug · Volucella inanis · Large Marsh Horsefly +21
Scaeva selenitica Scaeva selenitica Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Scarab Shieldbug Thyreocoris scarabaeoides2024 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Large Marsh Horsefly Tabanus autumnalis Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens 🌿 Plants 59 species
winter summer
2024 ▾
Wall Germander · Dyer's Greenweed · Clustered Feather-moss · Saw-wort · Wild Marjoram +54
Wall Germander Teucrium chamaedrys Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Saw-wort Serratula tinctoria2023 Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2023 Knotted Pearlwort Sagina nodosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Antherophagus pallens Antherophagus pallens
Antherophagus pallens Antherophagus pallens
Cionus tuberculosus Cionus tuberculosus
Cionus tuberculosus Cionus tuberculosus
Blue Mason Bee Osmia caerulescens
Blue Mason Bee Osmia caerulescens
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Murky-legged Black Legionnaire Beris chalybata2023
Murky-legged Black Legionnaire Beris chalybata2023
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2023
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2023
Austrolimnophila ochracea Austrolimnophila ochracea2023
Austrolimnophila ochracea Austrolimnophila ochracea2023
Portevinia maculata Portevinia maculata2023
Portevinia maculata Portevinia maculata2023
Conops vesicularis Conops vesicularis2023
Conops vesicularis Conops vesicularis2023
Epiphragma ocellare Epiphragma ocellare2023
Epiphragma ocellare Epiphragma ocellare2023
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2023
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2022
Hornet Vespa crabro2022
Stenocorus meridianus Stenocorus meridianus2022
Stenocorus meridianus Stenocorus meridianus2022
Barynotus moerens Barynotus moerens2022
Barynotus moerens Barynotus moerens2022
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2022
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2022
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2022
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2022
Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle Oiceoptoma thoracicum2021
Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle Oiceoptoma thoracicum2021
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius
Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius
Many-fruited Thyme-moss Plagiomnium affine
Many-fruited Thyme-moss Plagiomnium affine
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Greasewort Aneura pinguis
Greasewort Aneura pinguis
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Flabby Thread-moss Bryum moravicum
Flabby Thread-moss Bryum moravicum
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Common Rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium2023
Common Rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium2023
Common Twayblade Neottia ovata2023
Common Twayblade Neottia ovata2023
Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium2023
Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium2023
Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale2023
Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale2023
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2023
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2023
Bearded Couch Elymus caninus2023
Bearded Couch Elymus caninus2023
Black Bryony Tamus communis2022
Black Bryony Tamus communis2022
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula2022
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula2022
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2022
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2022
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon2022
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon2022
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2022
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2022
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2022
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2022
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2022
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2022
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2022
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2022
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2022
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2022
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2022
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2022
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2021
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2021
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2021
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2021
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2021
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2021
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2021
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2021
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2021
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2021
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga2021
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga2021
Lesser / Wood Burdock Arctium minus2021
Lesser / Wood Burdock Arctium minus2021
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2021
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2021
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2021
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2021
Sheep's Fescue agg. Festuca ovina2021
Sheep's Fescue agg. Festuca ovina2021
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2021
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