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Great Wood

16 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

50.96960, -3.97678

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Bramble +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Swift, Robin +17 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Swift, Robin +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Meadow Brown, Straw Dot +182 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Red Admiral, Meadow Brown, Straw Dot +182 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Himalayan Balsam, Creeping Buttercup +194 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Nettle, Himalayan Balsam, Creeping Buttercup +194 more · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Turning for Witherhill Farmhouse

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Turning for Witherhill Farmhouse

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Nearby places

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✦Brightley Barton moated siteHistoric site1.9 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→✦Wayside cross known as Eastacott Cross or the Stonen HammerHistoric site3 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→

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