Shaw's Alders - Grassland
11 ha
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🌿Foraging🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
52.78222, -1.49153
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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
- 🌿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
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Grassland — spring and summer wildflowers
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Red WalkWalking route3.8 km▾
Named routeLength 3.8 km
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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
54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Conkers CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRef Conkers CircuitRound tripLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route32 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface pavementslabs
N/ACycling route190 m▾
Named routeLength 190 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route446 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 446 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Shell Brook TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Shell Brook TrailRound tripLocal cycle route
Hicks Lodge TrailMountain bike route▾
The Tramway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef The Tramway Trail
Family Forest Trail (Yellow)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Family Forest TrailRound trip
Wood Farm TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Wood Farm Trail
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Mereoak Lanebridleway · 908 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 908 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
14,619 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,619 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Wren · Chaffinch · Pheasant · Great Tit +33
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MagpiePica pica
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Fallow Deer · Muntjac
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Hornet · Tachina fera · Rutpela maculata · Green Longhorn · Comma +6
- HornetVespa crabro
- Tachina feraTachina fera
- Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata
- Green LonghornAdela reaumurella
- CommaPolygonia c-album
- Brown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosata
- White-pinion SpottedLomographa bimaculata
Amanita'r Gwybed
- Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria
Primrose · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Woodruff · Ribwort Plantain · Wood Horsetail +77
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
- WoodruffGalium odoratum2025
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2025
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,619 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Wren · Chaffinch · Pheasant · Great Tit +33
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MagpiePica pica
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Fallow Deer · Muntjac
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Hornet · Tachina fera · Rutpela maculata · Green Longhorn · Comma +6
- HornetVespa crabro
- Tachina feraTachina fera
- Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata
- Green LonghornAdela reaumurella
- CommaPolygonia c-album
- Brown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosata
- White-pinion SpottedLomographa bimaculata
Amanita'r Gwybed
- Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria
Primrose · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Woodruff · Ribwort Plantain · Wood Horsetail +77
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
- WoodruffGalium odoratum2025
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2025
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusGreater CelandineChelidonium majusGreater CelandineChelidonium majusPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicatadaffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaLove-in-a-mistNigella damascenaLove-in-a-mistNigella damascenaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiRaspberryRubus idaeus2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025Remote SedgeCarex remota2025Remote SedgeCarex remota2025Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025BugleAjuga reptans2025BugleAjuga reptans2025Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025