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Osier Holt

4 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.45983, 0.45139

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Cormorant
  • 🌿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

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Cormorant, Carrion Crow +91 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Cormorant, Carrion Crow +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yellow Water-lily, Celery-leaved Buttercup, Annual Mercury +20 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yellow Water-lily, Celery-leaved Buttercup, Annual Mercury +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Fennel Pondweed, Bifid Hemp-nettle, Water Cress +3 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Eupeodes +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Eupeodes +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Shrub Drovebridleway · 2.7 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 2.7 kmSurface concretePath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Black Drain off Shrub Drove

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Black Drain off Shrub Drove

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→💧Middle Farm Winter StorageReservoir2 km→💧Middle Farm Winter StorageReservoir2 km→

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