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12 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Walking trails

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Grey Partridge, Lapwing +32 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Swift, Grey Partridge, Lapwing +32 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Carpet, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Large Yellow Underwing +69 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Carpet, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Large Yellow Underwing +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Common Chickweed, Pedunculate Oak +227 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Common Nettle, Common Chickweed, Pedunculate Oak +227 more · last seen 2018

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Common Chickweed, Pedunculate Oak +28 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Wildlife to spot

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