Nine Acre Wood
✦ Ancient woodland11 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
51.15210, 0.56570
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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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Robin, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Robin, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss, Sand Feather-moss +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Meadow Brown +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Meadow Brown +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
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Wildlife to spot
5,739 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,739 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Starling · House Sparrow · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +39
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- TealAnas crecca
- RavenCorvus corax
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- SwiftApus apus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects3 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Speckled Bush-cricket · Field Grasshopper · Varied Carpet Beetle
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Sand Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Springy Turf-moss · Appleyard's Feather-moss +23
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
- Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanum
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Appleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitans
- River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,739 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Starling · House Sparrow · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +39
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- TealAnas crecca
- RavenCorvus corax
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- SwiftApus apus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects3 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Speckled Bush-cricket · Field Grasshopper · Varied Carpet Beetle
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Sand Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Springy Turf-moss · Appleyard's Feather-moss +23
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
- Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanum
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Appleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitans
- River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Fox-tail Feather-moss
Fox-tail Feather-moss
Thamnobryum alopecurum
Thamnobryum alopecurum
Wall ScalewortPorella platyphyllaWall ScalewortPorella platyphyllaWall Feather-mossRhynchostegium muraleWall Feather-mossRhynchostegium muraleWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaMarble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosaMarble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosaRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataSoft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealisSoft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealisWavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosusWavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosusIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillare