Bowers Wood - Grassland
16 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome16 ha
Getting here
53.53857, -0.59699
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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
- 🌿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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 169Cycling route▾
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N/ACycling route323 m▾
Named routeLength 323 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route864 m▾
Named routeRef 169Length 864 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 169Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route89 m▾
Named routeLength 89 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route523 m▾
Named routeLength 523 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,538 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,538 records · National Biodiversity NetworkNuthatch · Robin · Green Woodpecker · Dunnock · Coal Tit +31
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common GullLarus canus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
🐸Amphibians3 species
autumn
2024▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects14 species
summerautumn
2024▾
7-spot Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug · Volucella inanis · Pterostichus niger · Aquarius paludum +9
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
- Aquarius paludumAquarius paludum
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
🌿Plants75 species
springautumn
2025▾
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Bogbean · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Bracken · Neat Feather-moss +70
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024
- BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2024
- Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2024
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Wood Sage
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,538 records · National Biodiversity NetworkNuthatch · Robin · Green Woodpecker · Dunnock · Coal Tit +31
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common GullLarus canus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
🐸Amphibians3 species
autumn
2024▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects14 species
summerautumn
2024▾
7-spot Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug · Volucella inanis · Pterostichus niger · Aquarius paludum +9
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
- Aquarius paludumAquarius paludum
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
🌿Plants75 species
springautumn
2025▾
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Bogbean · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Bracken · Neat Feather-moss +70
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024
- BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2024
- Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2024
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Wood Sage
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Teucrium scorodonia2024
Teucrium scorodonia2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2024Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2024Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2024Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2024Sand LeekAllium scorodoprasumSand LeekAllium scorodoprasumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2024Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2024Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2024Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024Water MintMentha aquatica2024Water MintMentha aquatica2024Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2024Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024HemlockConium maculatum2024HemlockConium maculatum2024Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024Even ScalewortRadula complanata2024Even ScalewortRadula complanata2024Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum2024Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum2024Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2024Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2024White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2024White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2024Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2024Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2024Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2024Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2024Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2024Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2024Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2024Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2024Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2024Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2024Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2024Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2024Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2024Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2024Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2024Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2024Rose-mossRhodobryum roseum2024Rose-mossRhodobryum roseum2024Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2024Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2024Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2024Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2024Lesser Screw-mossSyntrichia virescens2024Lesser Screw-mossSyntrichia virescens2024Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre2024Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre2024Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2024Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2024Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa2024Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa2024Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2024Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2024Slender Bristle-mossOrthotrichum tenellum2024Slender Bristle-mossOrthotrichum tenellum2024Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2024Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2024Velvet Feather-mossBrachytheciastrum velutinum2024Velvet Feather-mossBrachytheciastrum velutinum2024Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2024Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2024Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2024Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2024Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2024Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2024Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2024Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2024Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2024Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2024Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2024Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2024Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2024Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2024Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2024Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2024Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2024Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2024Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2024Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2024Events & activities nearby
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