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🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging🦅 Birds
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52.24263, 0.79565
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Bulrush, Water Cress +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +25 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Thistle, Common Nettle, Creeping Bent +182 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Common Nettle, Creeping Bent +182 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Bury to Clare Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Blue Route Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 2.7 km Local walking route
Show on map Whelnetham Railway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map St Edmund Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 142km Regional walking route
Show on map 84 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map Thurston Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Circular Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Wolf Way Cycling route 400 km ▾
Named route Ref Wolf Way Length 400 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 88 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 88 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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8,640 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,640 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Swift · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +15
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swift Apus apus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Barn Owl Tyto alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Little Owl Athene noctua2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Hedgehog · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Badger · Red Deer +1
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles2022 Red Deer Cervus elaphus2022 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2023 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 20 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Azure Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Rosemary Beetle +15
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2023 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2023 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024 🌿 Plants 25 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hemlock · Barren Brome · Burdock · Beech · Small Balsam +20
Hemlock Conium maculatum2023 Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2021 Burdock Arctium2021 Beech Fagus sylvatica Small Balsam Impatiens parviflora Common Broomrape Orobanche minor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,640 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Swift · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +15
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swift Apus apus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Barn Owl Tyto alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Little Owl Athene noctua2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Hedgehog · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Badger · Red Deer +1
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles2022 Red Deer Cervus elaphus2022 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2023 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 20 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Azure Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Rosemary Beetle +15
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2023 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2023 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024 🌿 Plants 25 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hemlock · Barren Brome · Burdock · Beech · Small Balsam +20
Hemlock Conium maculatum2023 Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2021 Burdock Arctium2021 Beech Fagus sylvatica Small Balsam Impatiens parviflora Common Broomrape Orobanche minor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2023
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2023
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2023
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2023
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2021
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2021
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021 2024
2024
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024
Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum officinale2024
Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum officinale2024
Bugloss Lycopsis arvensis2021
Bugloss Lycopsis arvensis2021
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2021
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2021
Nightshade Solanum2021
Nightshade Solanum2021
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2021
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2021
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2021
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2021
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2021
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2021
Weld Reseda luteola2021
Weld Reseda luteola2021
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2021
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2021
Black Horehound Ballota nigra2021
Black Horehound Ballota nigra2021
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2021
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2021
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2021
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2021
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2021
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2021
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2021
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2021
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2021
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2021
Jacobaea vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris Jacobaea vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris2021
Jacobaea vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris Jacobaea vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris2021
Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum2021
Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum2021
White Clover Trifolium repens2021
White Clover Trifolium repens2021 