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Parsonage Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Greenfinch
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Greenfinch
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Chaffinch +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Chaffinch +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Peacock +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Peacock +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Schreberian Earth-moss, Crimson-tuber Thread-moss, Bird's-claw Beard-moss +12 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

4,866 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,866 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

spring

2025

Goldfinch · Dunnock · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff +41

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RobinErithacus rubecula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MagpiePica pica
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BuzzardButeo buteo
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummer

2024

Brown Hare · Muntjac · Rabbit · Fallow Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Fallow DeerDama dama

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2025

Platycheirus manicatus · Dock Bug · Red Mason Bee

Platycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis

🌿

Plants13 species

spring

2024

Schreberian Earth-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Crimson-tuber Thread-moss · Dune Thread-moss · Silver-moss +8

Schreberian Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. acaulon
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Common PottiaTortula truncata
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,866 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

spring

2025

Goldfinch · Dunnock · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff +41

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RobinErithacus rubecula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MagpiePica pica
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BuzzardButeo buteo
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummer

2024

Brown Hare · Muntjac · Rabbit · Fallow Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Fallow DeerDama dama

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2025

Platycheirus manicatus · Dock Bug · Red Mason Bee

Platycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis

🌿

Plants13 species

spring

2024

Schreberian Earth-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Crimson-tuber Thread-moss · Dune Thread-moss · Silver-moss +8

Schreberian Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. acaulon
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Common PottiaTortula truncata
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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