Lount Wood - Grassland
11 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
52.76997, -1.43550
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🌿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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🌿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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Red WalkWalking route3.8 km▾
Named routeLength 3.8 km
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Blue WalkWalking route2.3 km▾
Named routeLength 2.3 km
Pink WalkWalking route1.4 km▾
Named routeLength 1.4 km
Purple WalkWalking route3.5 km▾
Named routeLength 3.5 km
44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route118 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route654 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 654 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route998 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 998 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Family Forest Trail (Yellow)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Family Forest TrailRound trip
Wood Farm TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Wood Farm Trail
Shell Brook TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Shell Brook TrailRound tripLocal cycle route
The Tramway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef The Tramway Trail
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
11,356 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
11,356 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLong-tailed Tit · Mallard · Dunnock · Great Tit · Blue Tit +34
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Mole · Badger · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Brimstone · Corizus hyoscyami · Golden Dot · Lily Beetle · Wasp Beetle +65
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Golden DotStigmella aurella
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2025
- Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2025
- PeacockAglais io
- 7-spot Ladybird
🍄Fungi27 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Jelly Ear · Rosy Bonnet · Flavoparmelia caperata · Sarcoscypha · Beech Woodwart +22
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Rosy BonnetMycena rosea2025
- Flavoparmelia caperataFlavoparmelia caperata
- SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha
- Beech WoodwartHypoxylon fragiforme
- Oak MossEvernia prunastri
🌿Plants11 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Dog's Mercury · Hazel · Devil's-bit Scabious · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Wild Teasel +6
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,356 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLong-tailed Tit · Mallard · Dunnock · Great Tit · Blue Tit +34
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Mole · Badger · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Brimstone · Corizus hyoscyami · Golden Dot · Lily Beetle · Wasp Beetle +65
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Golden DotStigmella aurella
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2025
- Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2025
- PeacockAglais io
- 7-spot Ladybird
🍄Fungi27 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Jelly Ear · Rosy Bonnet · Flavoparmelia caperata · Sarcoscypha · Beech Woodwart +22
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Rosy BonnetMycena rosea2025
- Flavoparmelia caperataFlavoparmelia caperata
- SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha
- Beech WoodwartHypoxylon fragiforme
- Oak MossEvernia prunastri
🌿Plants11 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Dog's Mercury · Hazel · Devil's-bit Scabious · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Wild Teasel +6
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicisHolly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicisWillow MidgetPhyllonorycter viminiella2025Willow MidgetPhyllonorycter viminiella2025Aspen DotEctoedemia argyropeza2025Aspen DotEctoedemia argyropeza2025White-spot Sallow DotEctoedemia intimella2025White-spot Sallow DotEctoedemia intimella2025Oak CarlTischeria ekebladella2025Oak CarlTischeria ekebladella2025Dasineura fraxiniDasineura fraxini2025Dasineura fraxiniDasineura fraxini2025Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2025Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2025Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Nut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryli2025Nut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryli2025Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025Siphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreae2025Siphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreae2025Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulataMicrovelia (Microvelia) reticulata2025Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulataMicrovelia (Microvelia) reticulata2025Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025Globular Gall CauserAndricus inflator f. agamic2025Globular Gall CauserAndricus inflator f. agamic2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2025Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2025Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2025Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Painted LadyVanessa cardui2025Painted LadyVanessa cardui2025Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2025Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025Artichoke GallAndricus foecundatrix2025Artichoke GallAndricus foecundatrix2025Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2025Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2025Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2025Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2025GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2025Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Nettle-TapAnthophila fabriciana2025Nettle-TapAnthophila fabriciana2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Twenty-plume MothAlucita hexadactyla2025Twenty-plume MothAlucita hexadactyla2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Psallus (Psallus) mollisPsallus (Psallus) mollis2025Psallus (Psallus) mollisPsallus (Psallus) mollis2025Orthotylus (Orthotylus) tenellusOrthotylus (Orthotylus) tenellus2025Orthotylus (Orthotylus) tenellusOrthotylus (Orthotylus) tenellus2025Phytomyza lappaePhytomyza lappae2025Phytomyza lappaePhytomyza lappae2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Red-pea Gall CauserCynips divisa f. agamic2025Red-pea Gall CauserCynips divisa f. agamic2025Dasineura viciaeDasineura viciae2025Dasineura viciaeDasineura viciae2025RingletAphantopus hyperantus2025RingletAphantopus hyperantus2025Psallus (Psallus) confususPsallus (Psallus) confusus2025Psallus (Psallus) confususPsallus (Psallus) confusus2025Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025Striped-pea Gall CauserCynips longiventris f. agamic2025Striped-pea Gall CauserCynips longiventris f. agamic2025Currant ClearwingSynanthedon tipuliformis2025Currant ClearwingSynanthedon tipuliformis2025Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica2025Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica2025Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2025Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2025Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2025Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis20252025
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Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa2025Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa2025Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius2025Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius2025Leafy BrainPhaeotremella foliacea2025Leafy BrainPhaeotremella foliacea2025White BrainExidia thuretiana2025White BrainExidia thuretiana2025Spring HazelcupEncoelia furfuracea2025Spring HazelcupEncoelia furfuracea2025Crimped GillPlicatura crispa2025Crimped GillPlicatura crispa2025Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea2025Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea2025Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa2025Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa2025Common PuffballLycoperdon perlatum2025Common PuffballLycoperdon perlatum2025Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2025Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2025Common Stump BrittlestemPsathyrella piluliformis2025Common Stump BrittlestemPsathyrella piluliformis2025Wood BlewitsLepista nuda2025Wood BlewitsLepista nuda2025Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans2025Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans2025Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2025Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2025Honey FungusArmillaria mellea2025Honey FungusArmillaria mellea2025Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus2025Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus2025Phragmidium bulbosumPhragmidium bulbosum2025Phragmidium bulbosumPhragmidium bulbosum2025Phyllactinia fraxiniPhyllactinia fraxini2025Phyllactinia fraxiniPhyllactinia fraxini2025Weeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabunda2025Weeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabunda2025Microbotryum parlatoreiMicrobotryum parlatorei2025Microbotryum parlatoreiMicrobotryum parlatorei2025Alder WrinkleTaphrina tosquinetii2025Alder WrinkleTaphrina tosquinetii2025Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2025Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2025Black BryonyTamus communis2025Black BryonyTamus communis2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum2025Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum2025Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025