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Great Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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52.20502, 0.91080

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Pochard, Ruff +33 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Pochard, Ruff +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Scorpion Weed, Black Horehound, Common Centaury +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

🚴

Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route198 m

Named routeRef 51Length 198 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route32 m

Named routeRef 51Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 51Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route380 m

Named routeRef 51Length 380 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route487 m

Named routeRef 51Length 487 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,764 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,764 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds25 species

springautumn

2025

Buzzard · Carrion Crow · Red-legged Partridge · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Jackdaw +20

BuzzardButeo buteo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Barn OwlTyto alba
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla2023
Buteo buteo buteoButeo buteo buteo2023
HobbyFalco subbuteo2023
BitternBotaurus stellaris2023
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2023
Great TitParus major2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023

🐝

Insects24 species

summer

2025

Small White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Green-veined White · Red Admiral +19

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2022
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2022
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Tachina feraTachina fera2023
Bee WolfPhilanthus triangulum2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023

🌿

Plants12 species

summer

2025

Scorpion Weed · Black Horehound · Common Centaury · Nettle-leaved Bellflower · Common Toadflax +7

Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
Nettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula trachelium2024
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2023
BuglossLycopsis arvensis2023
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2023
DewberryRubus caesius2023
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2023
Water MintMentha aquatica2023
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2023
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,764 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds25 species

springautumn

2025

Buzzard · Carrion Crow · Red-legged Partridge · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Jackdaw +20

BuzzardButeo buteo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Barn OwlTyto alba
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla2023
Buteo buteo buteoButeo buteo buteo2023
HobbyFalco subbuteo2023
BitternBotaurus stellaris2023
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2023
Great TitParus major2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023

🐝

Insects24 species

summer

2025

Small White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Green-veined White · Red Admiral +19

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2022
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2022
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Tachina feraTachina fera2023
Bee WolfPhilanthus triangulum2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023

🌿

Plants12 species

summer

2025

Scorpion Weed · Black Horehound · Common Centaury · Nettle-leaved Bellflower · Common Toadflax +7

Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
Nettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula trachelium2024
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2023
BuglossLycopsis arvensis2023
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2023
DewberryRubus caesius2023
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2023
Water MintMentha aquatica2023
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2023
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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