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Mixbury Plantation

6 ha

📷 Martin Loader · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.98822, -1.10362

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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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Brimstone, Gatekeeper +71 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Brimstone, Gatekeeper +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Aspen, Small Teasel, Bifid Crestwort +14 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Aspen, Small Teasel, Bifid Crestwort +14 more · last seen 2021

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Bernwood Jubilee WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 50Cycling route

Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network

National Byway (Bernwood Forest Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route10.7 km

Named routeRef 50Length 10.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,053 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,053 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

spring

2025

Woodpigeon · Rook · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin +42

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Great TitParus major
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MagpiePica pica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
DunnockPrunella modularis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
Rock DoveColumba livia
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Common GullLarus canus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwiftApus apus2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat

Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects2 species

springsummer

2025

Eristalis tenax · Common Cockchafer

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,053 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

spring

2025

Woodpigeon · Rook · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin +42

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Great TitParus major
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MagpiePica pica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
DunnockPrunella modularis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
Rock DoveColumba livia
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Common GullLarus canus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwiftApus apus2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat

Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects2 species

springsummer

2025

Eristalis tenax · Common Cockchafer

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Martin Loader · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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