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Harpswell Wood

10 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Clover Seed Weevil, Grammoptera ruficornis, Myrmica ruginodis +149 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Clover Seed Weevil, Grammoptera ruficornis, Myrmica ruginodis +149 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Great Burnet, Bee Orchid, Dropwort +2 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Great Burnet, Bee Orchid, Dropwort +2 more · last seen 2023

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Across the fields to Harpswell Wood

Across the fields to Harpswell Wood

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