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Picmoor Wood

11 ha
WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome11 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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Skylark, Woodcock, Chaffinch +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Skylark, Woodcock, Chaffinch +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Frosty Bonnet, Sporidesmiella hyalosperma, Actinocladium rhodosporum +121 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Frosty Bonnet, Sporidesmiella hyalosperma, Actinocladium rhodosporum +121 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Spear-leaved Orache +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Spear Thistle, Bramble, Common Nettle +158 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Spear Thistle, Bramble, Common Nettle +158 more · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hydropsyche angustipennis, Sericostoma personatum, Rhyacophila dorsalis +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hydropsyche angustipennis, Sericostoma personatum, Rhyacophila dorsalis +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Route 81Cycling route
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The western edge of Picmoor Wood

The western edge of Picmoor Wood

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