Mousehold Plantation - Mixed woodland
9 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
52.66300, 1.45024
Open directionsv
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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Circular RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Shirley's PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Burlingham Wood Circular WalkWalking route5.5 km▾
Named routeLength 5.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Bittern Line Walk 2Walking route5.6 km▾
Salhouse
Named routeLength 5.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Circular WalkWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Rivers WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef TRWLocal cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
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Entrance to woodland off Belt Road
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Wildlife to spot
5,981 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,981 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Pheasant · Blackbird · Doves, pigeons · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +44
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Doves, pigeonsColumbidae2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus2020
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Great TitParus major
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2022
- OwlStrigiformes2021
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2020
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
- JayGarrulus glandarius2020
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2020
Bat · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Rabbit +7
- BatChiroptera2022
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Indet. DeerCervidae2023
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2022
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians4 species
summer
2022▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2021
🐝Insects35 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Campichoeta obscuripennis · Scathophaga furcata · Campsicnemus curvipes · Trichocera regelationis · Parydra littoralis +30
- Campichoeta obscuripennisCampichoeta obscuripennis
- Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata
- Campsicnemus curvipesCampsicnemus curvipes
- Trichocera regelationisTrichocera regelationis
- Parydra littoralisParydra littoralis
🌿Plants2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Greater Tussock-sedge · Danish Scurvygrass
- Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata
- Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,981 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Pheasant · Blackbird · Doves, pigeons · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +44
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Doves, pigeonsColumbidae2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus2020
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Great TitParus major
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2022
- OwlStrigiformes2021
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2020
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
- JayGarrulus glandarius2020
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2020
Bat · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Rabbit +7
- BatChiroptera2022
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Indet. DeerCervidae2023
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2022
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians4 species
summer
2022▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2021
🐝Insects35 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Campichoeta obscuripennis · Scathophaga furcata · Campsicnemus curvipes · Trichocera regelationis · Parydra littoralis +30
- Campichoeta obscuripennisCampichoeta obscuripennis
- Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata
- Campsicnemus curvipesCampsicnemus curvipes
- Trichocera regelationisTrichocera regelationis
- Parydra littoralisParydra littoralis
🌿Plants2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Greater Tussock-sedge · Danish Scurvygrass
- Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata
- Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Empis albohirta
Empis albohirta
Empis albohirta2024
Empis albohirta2024
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024SimuliumSimulium2024SimuliumSimulium2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2021Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2021Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2021Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2021Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2021Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2021Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2021Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2021Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2021Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2021Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2021Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2021Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus2020Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus2020Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2020Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2020Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2020Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2020Scolopostethus puberulusScolopostethus puberulus2020Scolopostethus puberulusScolopostethus puberulus2020Lispocephala erythroceraLispocephala erythrocera2020Lispocephala erythroceraLispocephala erythrocera2020Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2020Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2020Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2020Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2020Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2020Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2020Eupteryx urticaeEupteryx urticae2020Eupteryx urticaeEupteryx urticae20207-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20207-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2020Opomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationis2020Opomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationis2020Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala2020Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala2020European Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis2020European Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis2020Notiophilus substriatusNotiophilus substriatus2020Notiophilus substriatusNotiophilus substriatus2020Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020Delia platuraDelia platura2020Delia platuraDelia platura2020Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2020Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2020Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2020Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2020Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2020Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2020Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2020Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2020Events & activities nearby
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