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Lodge Plantation

10 ha

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +63 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +63 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ivy, Bramble, Hazel +76 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Ivy, Bramble, Hazel +76 more · last seen 2018

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Hazel, Common Nettle +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Colne Valley PathWalking route37 km

Named routeLength 37 kmLocal walking route

Park Lanepublic footpath · 246 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 246 mPath type: residential

Kings Head Fieldpublic footpath · 86 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 86 mSurface pavedPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

3,329 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,329 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

spring

2024

Blue Tit · Goldcrest · Dunnock · Robin · Nuthatch +42

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
RobinErithacus rubecula
NuthatchSitta europaea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great TitParus major
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019
Barn OwlTyto alba2018
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2019
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
Common TernSterna hirundo2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
SwiftApus apus2021
SiskinSpinus spinus2020
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2020
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2020
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
Little OwlAthene noctua2018
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
JackdawColoeus monedula2018
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2018

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspringsummer

2023

Hedgehog · Otter · Brown Hare · Muntjac · Long-eared Bat species +1

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
OtterLutra lutra2021
Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2020
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2018
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018

🐝

Insects24 species

springsummer

2025

Box Tree Moth · Purple Emperor · Meadow Brown · Rosemary Beetle · Speckled Wood +19

Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Purple EmperorApatura iris2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2017
Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2020
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2020
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
White AdmiralLimenitis camilla2019
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Ridge-saddled Carpenter BeeHeriades truncorum2017
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2017
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2017
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2017

🌿

Plants19 species

summer

2018

Bramble · Ivy · Bluebell · Cleavers · Common Nettle +14

BrambleRubus fruticosus
IvyHedera helix
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
CleaversGalium aparine
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
HollyIlex aquifolium
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
HazelCorylus avellana
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2017
Red CampionSilene dioica2016
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2016

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,329 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

spring

2024

Blue Tit · Goldcrest · Dunnock · Robin · Nuthatch +42

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
RobinErithacus rubecula
NuthatchSitta europaea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great TitParus major
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019
Barn OwlTyto alba2018
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2019
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
Common TernSterna hirundo2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
SwiftApus apus2021
SiskinSpinus spinus2020
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2020
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2020
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
Little OwlAthene noctua2018
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
JackdawColoeus monedula2018
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2018

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspringsummer

2023

Hedgehog · Otter · Brown Hare · Muntjac · Long-eared Bat species +1

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
OtterLutra lutra2021
Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2020
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2018
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018

🐝

Insects24 species

springsummer

2025

Box Tree Moth · Purple Emperor · Meadow Brown · Rosemary Beetle · Speckled Wood +19

Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Purple EmperorApatura iris2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2017
Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2020
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2020
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
White AdmiralLimenitis camilla2019
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Ridge-saddled Carpenter BeeHeriades truncorum2017
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2017
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2017
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2017

🌿

Plants19 species

summer

2018

Bramble · Ivy · Bluebell · Cleavers · Common Nettle +14

BrambleRubus fruticosus
IvyHedera helix
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
CleaversGalium aparine
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
HollyIlex aquifolium
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
HazelCorylus avellana
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2017
Red CampionSilene dioica2016
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2016

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 terry joyce · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Scarecrow Trail 2005

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