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51.96357, 0.20611
Open directionsv ✦ Grade II Registered Park and Garden — Historic designed landscape on the National Heritage List for England of special interest, warranting efforts to preserve it.
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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Oak Moss, Alyxoria ochrocheila, Candelaria concolor +19 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Oak Moss, Alyxoria ochrocheila, Candelaria concolor +19 more · last seen 2015
Varies
Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, White Dead-nettle +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Common Nettle, Ground-ivy +132 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Bluebell, Common Nettle, Ground-ivy +132 more · last seen 2022
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Regional Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 2.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Willis's Lane bridleway · 493 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 493 m Surface gravel Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
3,200 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,200 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie +29
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2020 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Pygmy Shrew · Red Fox · Badger +4
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2020 Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2020 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 Badger Meles meles2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Jersey Tiger · Pine Ladybird · Ivy Bee · Dock Bug · Ruddy Darter +1
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2020 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2020 Ground-ivy · Creeping Buttercup · Hogweed · Wood Avens · Creeping Cinquefoil +26
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Wood Avens Geum urbanum Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Cleavers Galium aparine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,200 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie +29
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2020 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Pygmy Shrew · Red Fox · Badger +4
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2020 Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2020 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 Badger Meles meles2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Jersey Tiger · Pine Ladybird · Ivy Bee · Dock Bug · Ruddy Darter +1
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2020 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2020 Ground-ivy · Creeping Buttercup · Hogweed · Wood Avens · Creeping Cinquefoil +26
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Wood Avens Geum urbanum Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Cleavers Galium aparine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Fallow Deer Dama dama
Fallow Deer Dama dama
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020
Bat Chiroptera2020
Bat Chiroptera2020 Box Tree Moth
Box Tree Moth
Cydalima perspectalis2020
Cydalima perspectalis2020
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Mistletoe Viscum album
Mistletoe Viscum album 