Barnsley Wood - Grassland
1 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.76677, 0.15262
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 476m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 476m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km▾
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 02Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW02Local walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 03Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW03Local walking route
Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route140 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route224 m▾
Named routeLength 224 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route660 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 660 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route301 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 301 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,471 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,471 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Wren · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blue Tit +31
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CootFulica atra
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Slow-worm
🐝Insects13 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly +8
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Large Red Damselfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,471 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Wren · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blue Tit +31
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CootFulica atra
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Slow-worm
🐝Insects13 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly +8
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Large Red Damselfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanis