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Grove Spring

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Keith Edkins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
🐕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

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
🐕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

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Ivy, Herb-Robert +51 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Bramble, Ivy, Herb-Robert +51 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Garlic Mustard +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Broad-bodied Chaser +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Broad-bodied Chaser +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

London to Walsingham - stage 03Walking route

Named routeRef LW03Local walking route

Turpin's Trail 1Walking route

Third of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Harcamlow WayWalking route

Named routeRef HARRegional walking route

London to Walsingham - stage 04Walking route

Named routeRef LW04Local walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Regional Route 50Cycling route

Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Monk's Farmbyway open to all traffic · 908 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 908 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Sampson's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.2 km

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.2 kmSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

2,280 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,280 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Robin +65

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
BuzzardButeo buteo
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
JayGarrulus glandarius
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
LinnetLinaria cannabina
JackdawColoeus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WhitethroatCurruca communis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RavenCorvus corax
TealAnas crecca2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2020
Mute SwanCygnus olor2020
CootFulica atra2020
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2020
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2020
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2020
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2020

🦌

Mammals8 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Rabbit · Fallow Deer · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer +3

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Fallow DeerDama dama
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2020
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
MoleTalpa europaea2019
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019

🐝

Insects41 species

springsummer

2025

Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly · Dark Bush-cricket +36

Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2022
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2021
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2022
Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis2022
Tipula fascipennisTipula fascipennis2022
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2022
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2021
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2021
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2021
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2021
Pill BeetleByrrhus pilula2021
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2021
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2021
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2021
Small Black AntLasius niger2021
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2021
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2021
BadisterBadister2021
Ant BeetleThanasimus formicarius2021
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2020
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2020
Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus2020
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2020
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2020
Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2020
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2020
EupeodesEupeodes2020
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2020
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2020
SyrphusSyrphus2020
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2020

🌿

Plants54 species

spring

2023

Bramble · Ivy · Herb-Robert · Lords-and-Ladies · Common Nettle +49

BrambleRubus fruticosus
IvyHedera helix
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
AshFraxinus excelsior
CowslipPrimula veris2022
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2021
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2021
Red CampionSilene dioica2021
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2021
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis2021
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2021
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2021
HazelCorylus avellana2021
Field MapleAcer campestre2021
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2022
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2022
White CloverTrifolium repens2021
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2021
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021
White BryonyBryonia dioica2021
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021
CleaversGalium aparine2021
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2021
YarrowAchillea millefolium2021
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2021
Greater PlantainPlantago major2021
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2021
DaisyBellis perennis2021
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2021
White Dead-nettleLamium album2021
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2021
ElderSambucus nigra2021
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2020
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2020
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2020
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2020
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2020
White CampionSilene latifolia2020
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2020
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,280 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Robin +65

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
BuzzardButeo buteo
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
JayGarrulus glandarius
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
LinnetLinaria cannabina
JackdawColoeus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WhitethroatCurruca communis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RavenCorvus corax
TealAnas crecca2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2020
Mute SwanCygnus olor2020
CootFulica atra2020
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2020
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2020
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2020
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2020

🦌

Mammals8 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Rabbit · Fallow Deer · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer +3

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Fallow DeerDama dama
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2020
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
MoleTalpa europaea2019
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019

🐝

Insects41 species

springsummer

2025

Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly · Dark Bush-cricket +36

Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2022
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2021
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2022
Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis2022
Tipula fascipennisTipula fascipennis2022
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2022
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2021
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2021
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2021
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2021
Pill BeetleByrrhus pilula2021
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2021
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2021
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2021
Small Black AntLasius niger2021
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2021
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2021
BadisterBadister2021
Ant BeetleThanasimus formicarius2021
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2020
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2020
Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus2020
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2020
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2020
Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2020
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2020
EupeodesEupeodes2020
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2020
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2020
SyrphusSyrphus2020
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2020

🌿

Plants54 species

spring

2023

Bramble · Ivy · Herb-Robert · Lords-and-Ladies · Common Nettle +49

BrambleRubus fruticosus
IvyHedera helix
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
AshFraxinus excelsior
CowslipPrimula veris2022
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2021
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2021
Red CampionSilene dioica2021
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2021
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis2021
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2021
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2021
HazelCorylus avellana2021
Field MapleAcer campestre2021
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2022
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2022
White CloverTrifolium repens2021
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2021
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021
White BryonyBryonia dioica2021
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021
CleaversGalium aparine2021
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2021
YarrowAchillea millefolium2021
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2021
Greater PlantainPlantago major2021
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2021
DaisyBellis perennis2021
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2021
White Dead-nettleLamium album2021
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2021
ElderSambucus nigra2021
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2020
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2020
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2020
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2020
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2020
White CampionSilene latifolia2020
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2020
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Keith Edkins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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