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Great Gate Wood

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

53.53221, -0.99197

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Mute Swan, Chaffinch +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Mute Swan, Chaffinch +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Nettle, Water Fern, Yellow-wort +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Mystacides longicornis, Bembidion obliquum, Harlequin Ladybird +334 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Mystacides longicornis, Bembidion obliquum, Harlequin Ladybird +334 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Gate Wood Lanebridleway · 1 km

Public pathbridlewayLength 1 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

12,530 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,530 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Mute Swan · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Greenfinch · Pied Wagtail +59

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
CootFulica atra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great TitParus major
GadwallMareca strepera
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TealAnas crecca
Stock DoveColumba oenas
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SiskinSpinus spinus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024

🐝

Insects25 species

springsummer

2025

Molanna angustata · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Limnephilus sparsus · Agrypnia varia +20

Molanna angustataMolanna angustata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus
Agrypnia variaAgrypnia varia
Ledra auritaLedra aurita
Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis
Leptocerus tineiformisLeptocerus tineiformis
Brown ChaferSerica brunnea
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
Delia platuraDelia platura
Athripsodes aterrimusAthripsodes aterrimus
Botanophila seneciellaBotanophila seneciella
Anopheles messeaeAnopheles messeae
Bodilopsis rufaBodilopsis rufa
DideaDidea
Hairy-legged HorseflyHybomitra bimaculata
Empis praeviaEmpis praevia
Tipula lunataTipula lunata
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Brachycentrus subnubilusBrachycentrus subnubilus
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae

🌿

Plants4 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Nettle · Water Fern · Yellow-wort · Buck's-horn Plantain

Common NettleUrtica dioica
Water FernAzolla filiculoides
Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,530 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Mute Swan · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Greenfinch · Pied Wagtail +59

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
CootFulica atra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great TitParus major
GadwallMareca strepera
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TealAnas crecca
Stock DoveColumba oenas
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SiskinSpinus spinus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024

🐝

Insects25 species

springsummer

2025

Molanna angustata · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Limnephilus sparsus · Agrypnia varia +20

Molanna angustataMolanna angustata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus
Agrypnia variaAgrypnia varia
Ledra auritaLedra aurita
Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis
Leptocerus tineiformisLeptocerus tineiformis
Brown ChaferSerica brunnea
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
Delia platuraDelia platura
Athripsodes aterrimusAthripsodes aterrimus
Botanophila seneciellaBotanophila seneciella
Anopheles messeaeAnopheles messeae
Bodilopsis rufaBodilopsis rufa
DideaDidea
Hairy-legged HorseflyHybomitra bimaculata
Empis praeviaEmpis praevia
Tipula lunataTipula lunata
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Brachycentrus subnubilusBrachycentrus subnubilus
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae

🌿

Plants4 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Nettle · Water Fern · Yellow-wort · Buck's-horn Plantain

Common NettleUrtica dioica
Water FernAzolla filiculoides
Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gate Farm and Great Gate Wood: aerial 2014

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