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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome60 ha
Getting here
50.91557, -3.95338
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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
- 🐕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
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕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
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Wood Lanebridleway · 701 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 701 mPath type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
1,227 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,227 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBarn Owl · Pied Wagtail · Robin · Tawny Owl · Jackdaw +32
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SwiftApus apus2017
- SwallowHirundo rustica2016
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2016
- Great TitParus major2016
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2016
- RavenCorvus corax2016
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2013
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2013
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2013
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2013
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2013
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2013
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2013
- RookCorvus frugilegus2013
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2013
- NuthatchSitta europaea2013
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2013
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2013
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2013
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2013
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2013
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2013
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2013
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2013
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2013
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2013
🦌Mammals12 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Pygmy Shrew · Grey Squirrel · Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +7
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2015
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2015
- BatChiroptera2015
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2025▾
frogs and toads · Common Frog
- frogs and toadsAnura
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects7 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Hornet · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Southern Hawker · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +2
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- HornetVespa crabro2018
- Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2018
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2017
- Common Carder Bee
Primrose · Bluebell · Common Fleabane · Alder · Wild Angelica +78
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2014
- AlderAlnus glutinosa2014
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2014
- Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,227 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBarn Owl · Pied Wagtail · Robin · Tawny Owl · Jackdaw +32
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SwiftApus apus2017
- SwallowHirundo rustica2016
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2016
- Great TitParus major2016
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2016
- RavenCorvus corax2016
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2013
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2013
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2013
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2013
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2013
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2013
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2013
- RookCorvus frugilegus2013
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2013
- NuthatchSitta europaea2013
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2013
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2013
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2013
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2013
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2013
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2013
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2013
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2013
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2013
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2013
🦌Mammals12 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Pygmy Shrew · Grey Squirrel · Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +7
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2015
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2015
- BatChiroptera2015
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2025▾
frogs and toads · Common Frog
- frogs and toadsAnura
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects7 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Hornet · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Southern Hawker · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +2
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- HornetVespa crabro2018
- Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2018
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2017
- Common Carder Bee
Primrose · Bluebell · Common Fleabane · Alder · Wild Angelica +78
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2014
- AlderAlnus glutinosa2014
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2014
- Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Oryctolagus cuniculus
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Bombus pascuorum2017
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2017Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus20172014
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