Heydour Southings
✦ Ancient woodland12 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
52.92835, -0.48929
Open directionsv
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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
2 signed routes nearby
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Route 151Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 151National Cycle Network
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Green Lanerestricted byway · 806 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 806 mPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
4,592 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,592 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Greylag Goose · Skylark +35
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great TitParus major2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Rabbit · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Fallow Deer
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Fallow DeerDama dama
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Gatekeeper · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Small White · Common Darter +28
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
🌿Plants3 species
winterspring
2025▾
Common Feather-moss · Sherard's Downy-rose · Rough-stalked Feather-moss
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Sherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardii
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,592 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Greylag Goose · Skylark +35
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great TitParus major2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Rabbit · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Fallow Deer
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Fallow DeerDama dama
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Gatekeeper · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Small White · Common Darter +28
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
🌿Plants3 species
winterspring
2025▾
Common Feather-moss · Sherard's Downy-rose · Rough-stalked Feather-moss
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Sherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardii
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusSouthern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024Gastrophysa polygoniGastrophysa polygoniGastrophysa polygoniGastrophysa polygoni14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaForget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosusForget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosusDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusFine Streaked BugkinMiris striatusFine Streaked BugkinMiris striatusVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansMarbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024Events & activities nearby
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