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Jackdaw Griff

51 ha
WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome51 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
  • 🍄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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Butter Waxcap, Heath Waxcap, Parrot Waxcap +58 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Butter Waxcap, Heath Waxcap, Parrot Waxcap +58 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Small Eggar, Broad-bodied Chaser +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Globeflower, Bifid Crestwort +47 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Globeflower, Bifid Crestwort +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 36 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pexton TrailWalking route
Named routeRef PextonLocal walking route
Dalby Beck Red TrailWalking route
Named routeRef Red TrailLocal walking route
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Inn WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route
Named route
Dalby Forest Back RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Dalby Forest Red RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Red
Dalby Forest Green RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Green
Dalby Forest Blue RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Blue
🐴

Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Sleights Roadbridleway · 370 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 370 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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