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Long Grove

1 ha

📷 Robert Edwards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
🌿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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Herring Gull, Robin +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Herring Gull, Robin +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Sweet Chestnut, Hazel +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Field Maple, Creeping Buttercup, Ash +186 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Field Maple, Creeping Buttercup, Ash +186 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Box Tree Moth, Peacock, Marbled White +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Peacock, Marbled White +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

🚴

Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 150Cycling route

Named routeRef 150National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route36 m

Named routeRef 150Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Main RouteCycling route34 m

Named routeRef 150Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Main RouteCycling route2.8 km

Named routeRef 150Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route420 m

Named routeRef 150Length 420 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 150Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

5,106 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,106 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Kestrel +47

BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Great TitParus major2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MagpiePica pica2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Little OwlAthene noctua
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Hedgehog · Bat · Red Fox · Harvest Mouse · Grey Squirrel +1

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
BatChiroptera
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects8 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Peacock · Marbled White · Comma · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Polydrusus formosus +3

PeacockAglais io
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea
CommaPolygonia c-album
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus

🌿

Plants19 species

autumn

2023

Smaller Cat's-tail · Tutsan · Wood Dock · Yarrow · Creeping Buttercup +14

Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Spotted MedickMedicago arabica
DogwoodCornus sanguinea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,106 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Kestrel +47

BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Great TitParus major2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MagpiePica pica2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Little OwlAthene noctua
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Hedgehog · Bat · Red Fox · Harvest Mouse · Grey Squirrel +1

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
BatChiroptera
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects8 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Peacock · Marbled White · Comma · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Polydrusus formosus +3

PeacockAglais io
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea
CommaPolygonia c-album
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus

🌿

Plants19 species

autumn

2023

Smaller Cat's-tail · Tutsan · Wood Dock · Yarrow · Creeping Buttercup +14

Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Spotted MedickMedicago arabica
DogwoodCornus sanguinea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Robert Edwards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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