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Pilcox Wood

3 ha

WildlifeBirdsForaging

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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51.88503, 1.10562

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Barn Owl, Turtle Dove, Little Egret +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Turtle Dove, Little Egret +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Bramble, Elder +28 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Bramble, Ash +263 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Bramble, Ash +263 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Bryony Mining Bee, Common Cockchafer +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Bryony Mining Bee, Common Cockchafer +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 public paths nearby

Public paths

Pilcox Hall Lanepublic footpath · 182 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 182 mPath type: track

Pilcox Hall Lanepublic footpath · 324 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 324 mSurface compactedPath type: track

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

7,583 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,583 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winterautumn

2025

Barn Owl · Turtle Dove · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Little Egret +54

Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
MagpiePica pica2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
Great TitParus major2023
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
Common GullLarus canus2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
CootFulica atra2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
TealAnas crecca2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022

🦌

Mammals1 species

summerautumn

2024

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Bryony Mining Bee · Common Cockchafer · Rutpela maculata · Common Darter

Bryony Mining BeeAndrena florea2023
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022

🌿

Plants4 species

summer

2023

Cowslip · Great Willowherb · Common Poppy · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill

CowslipPrimula veris
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2022
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2022
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,583 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winterautumn

2025

Barn Owl · Turtle Dove · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Little Egret +54

Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
MagpiePica pica2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
Great TitParus major2023
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
Common GullLarus canus2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
CootFulica atra2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
TealAnas crecca2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022

🦌

Mammals1 species

summerautumn

2024

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Bryony Mining Bee · Common Cockchafer · Rutpela maculata · Common Darter

Bryony Mining BeeAndrena florea2023
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022

🌿

Plants4 species

summer

2023

Cowslip · Great Willowherb · Common Poppy · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill

CowslipPrimula veris
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2022
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2022
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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