Pledgdon Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Uttlesford Getting here
51.91455, 0.26506
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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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hazel, Pedunculate Oak, Hogweed +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Yarrow, Hazel, Pedunculate Oak +62 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, St Marks Fly, Common Wasp +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, St Marks Fly, Common Wasp +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
London to Walsingham - stage 03 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW03 Local walking route
Show on map Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Turpin's Trail 1 Walking route ▾
Third of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map Catt's Lane public footpath · 2 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 2 m Incline up Path type: steps
Show on map Catt's Lane public footpath · 361 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 361 m Path type: footway
Show on map Catt's Lane public footpath · 350 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 350 m Path type: footway
Show on map 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map Regional Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 17 m ▾
Named route Length 17 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 47 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 47 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 337 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 337 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 546 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 546 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Pledgdon Wood from the air
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Wildlife to spot
2,647 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,647 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Barn Owl Tyto alba Peregrine Falco peregrinus Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Raven Corvus corax Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Badger · Stoat · Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel
Badger Meles meles2024 Stoat Mustela erminea Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Bush-cricket · Lesser Stag Beetle · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Marbled White · Red Admiral +3
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Marbled White Melanargia galathea Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum Pedunculate Oak · Ground-ivy · Hazel · Dog's Mercury · Greater Stitchwort +11
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Hazel Corylus avellana Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Ash Fraxinus excelsior Bugle Ajuga reptans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,647 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Barn Owl Tyto alba Peregrine Falco peregrinus Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Raven Corvus corax Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Badger · Stoat · Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel
Badger Meles meles2024 Stoat Mustela erminea Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Bush-cricket · Lesser Stag Beetle · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Marbled White · Red Admiral +3
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Marbled White Melanargia galathea Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum Pedunculate Oak · Ground-ivy · Hazel · Dog's Mercury · Greater Stitchwort +11
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Hazel Corylus avellana Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Ash Fraxinus excelsior Bugle Ajuga reptans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2023
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2023
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2023
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
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