Gunboro' Wood
✦ Ancient woodland31 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome31 ha
Getting here
52.79535, -0.41816
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Short-eared Owl, Wigeon, Pochard +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Short-eared Owl, Wigeon, Pochard +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Turkeytail, Torth Felen, Coral Tooth +98 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Turkeytail, Torth Felen, Coral Tooth +98 more · last seen 2019
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Kneiff's Feather-moss, Tall Pottia · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Peacock +107 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Peacock +107 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 public paths nearby
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1 signed route nearby
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2 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
2,491 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,491 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Short-eared Owl · Jay · Great Tit · Robin · Nuthatch +21
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- WigeonMareca penelope2022
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
Pipistrelle Bat species · Barbastelle · Natterer's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat · Myotis Bat species +1
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects26 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Darter · Brown Hawker · Southern Hawker · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Migrant Hawker +21
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
- Epiphragma ocellare
Water-plantain · Betony · Upright Hedge-parsley · Square-stalked St John's-wort · Common Figwort +78
- Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2022
- BetonyBetonica officinalis2022
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2022
- Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2022
- Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2022
- Alder
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,491 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Short-eared Owl · Jay · Great Tit · Robin · Nuthatch +21
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- WigeonMareca penelope2022
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
Pipistrelle Bat species · Barbastelle · Natterer's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat · Myotis Bat species +1
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects26 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Darter · Brown Hawker · Southern Hawker · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Migrant Hawker +21
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
- Epiphragma ocellare
Water-plantain · Betony · Upright Hedge-parsley · Square-stalked St John's-wort · Common Figwort +78
- Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2022
- BetonyBetonica officinalis2022
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2022
- Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2022
- Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2022
- Alder
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Epiphragma ocellare2022
Epiphragma ocellare2022
Cylindrotoma distinctissimaCylindrotoma distinctissima2022Cylindrotoma distinctissimaCylindrotoma distinctissima2022Limonia nigropunctataLimonia nigropunctata2022Limonia nigropunctataLimonia nigropunctata2022Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera202410-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202410-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2023Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2023Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023Mecinus pyrasterMecinus pyraster2023Mecinus pyrasterMecinus pyraster2023Rhinoncus pericarpiusRhinoncus pericarpius2023Rhinoncus pericarpiusRhinoncus pericarpius2023Eurybregma nigrolineataEurybregma nigrolineata2023Eurybregma nigrolineataEurybregma nigrolineata2023Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2023Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2023Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2022Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2022Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2022Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2022Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis2022Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis2022Rhamphomyia crassirostrisRhamphomyia crassirostris2022Rhamphomyia crassirostrisRhamphomyia crassirostris2022Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus2022Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus2022Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2022Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2022Coenosia agromyzinaCoenosia agromyzina2022Coenosia agromyzinaCoenosia agromyzina2022Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2022Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2022St Marks FlyBibio marci2022St Marks FlyBibio marci2022Alnus glutinosa2022
Alnus glutinosa2022
Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumTall PottiaTortula protobryoidesTall PottiaTortula protobryoidesCommon Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2022Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2022Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2022Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2022Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2022Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2022Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2022Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2022Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2022Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2022Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2022Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2022Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2022Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2022Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2022Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2022TutsanHypericum androsaemum2022TutsanHypericum androsaemum2022Fine-leaved Water-dropwortOenanthe aquatica2022Fine-leaved Water-dropwortOenanthe aquatica2022Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2022Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2022Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2022Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2022Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2022Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2022Black MedickMedicago lupulina2022Black MedickMedicago lupulina2022Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2022Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2022Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2022Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2022Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2022Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2022RamsonsAllium ursinum2022RamsonsAllium ursinum2022AspenPopulus tremula2022AspenPopulus tremula2022Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2022Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2022Austrian PinePinus nigra2022Austrian PinePinus nigra2022Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2022Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2022Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2022Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2022BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022Norway SprucePicea abies2022Norway SprucePicea abies2022Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2022Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2022Western Red-cedarThuja plicata2022Western Red-cedarThuja plicata2022Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022Wood AvensGeum urbanum2022Wood AvensGeum urbanum2022Tufted VetchVicia cracca2022Tufted VetchVicia cracca2022Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022TormentilPotentilla erecta2022TormentilPotentilla erecta2022Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022Field MapleAcer campestre2022Field MapleAcer campestre2022Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2022Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2022Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022BlackthornPrunus spinosa2022BlackthornPrunus spinosa2022Goat WillowSalix caprea2022Goat WillowSalix caprea2022Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2022Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2022MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022Rosa caninaRosa canina2022Rosa caninaRosa canina2022Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2022Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2022Field-roseRosa arvensis2022Field-roseRosa arvensis2022Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2022Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2022AshFraxinus excelsior2022AshFraxinus excelsior2022Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2022Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2022ElderSambucus nigra2022ElderSambucus nigra2022Common NettleUrtica dioica2022Common NettleUrtica dioica2022Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2022Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2022Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2022Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2022Red CloverTrifolium pratense2022Red CloverTrifolium pratense2022Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2022Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2022Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2022Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2022Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2022Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2022Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022Bush VetchVicia sepium2022Bush VetchVicia sepium2022Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2022Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2022Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2022Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2022Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides2022Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides2022Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla2022Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla2022ElmUlmus2022ElmUlmus2022Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2022Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2022Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2022Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2022HollyIlex aquifolium2022HollyIlex aquifolium2022DewberryRubus caesius2022DewberryRubus caesius2022BugleAjuga reptans2022BugleAjuga reptans2022Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2022Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2022PignutConopodium majus2022PignutConopodium majus2022Lesser BurdockArctium minus2022Lesser BurdockArctium minus2022Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2022Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2022Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2022Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2022Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2022Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2022Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2022Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2022