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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

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52.41981, -0.79588

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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
🛝Playground 225m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 225m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Hazel +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Goldfinch, Coot, Blackbird +32 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Coot, Blackbird +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Rubus ulmifolius, Hawthorn, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill +88 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rubus ulmifolius, Hawthorn, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

Jurassic WayWalking route142 km

Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Main RouteCycling route164 m

Named routeRef 552Length 164 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route847 m

Named routeRef 552Length 847 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route451 m

Named routeRef 552Length 451 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

8,173 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,173 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

springsummer

2025

Goldfinch · Coot · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Great Spotted Woodpecker +30

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CootFulica atra
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects20 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Tipula confusa · Marmalade Hoverfly · Greater Bulb-Fly · Eristalis pertinax · Limnephilus lunatus +15

Tipula confusaTipula confusa2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Hesperocorixa sahlbergiHesperocorixa sahlbergi2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2025
Bradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasci2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2025
Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus2025

🌿

Plants91 species

autumnwinter

2025

Rubus ulmifolius · Hawthorn · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Ivy · Wood Avens +86

Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
IvyHedera helix
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
HazelCorylus avellana
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
CleaversGalium aparine
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
YarrowAchillea millefolium
ElderSambucus nigra
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Black BryonyTamus communis
Wild CherryPrunus avium
English ElmUlmus procera
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Black BentAgrostis gigantea
BeechFagus sylvatica
Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana
WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Evergreen OakQuercus ilex
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
HollyIlex aquifolium
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Hedera hibernica 'Hibernica'Hedera hibernica 'Hibernica'
Blue FleabaneErigeron acris
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Common ChickweedStellaria media
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
DaisyBellis perennis
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
YewTaxus baccata
Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Field MapleAcer campestre
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
AspenPopulus tremula
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris
Broad BeanVicia faba
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
White CampionSilene latifolia
Austrian PinePinus nigra
White CloverTrifolium repens
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
European LarchLarix decidua
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Rosa caninaRosa canina
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Field-roseRosa arvensis
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
CharlockSinapis arvensis
NipplewortLapsana communis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,173 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

springsummer

2025

Goldfinch · Coot · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Great Spotted Woodpecker +30

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CootFulica atra
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects20 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Tipula confusa · Marmalade Hoverfly · Greater Bulb-Fly · Eristalis pertinax · Limnephilus lunatus +15

Tipula confusaTipula confusa2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Hesperocorixa sahlbergiHesperocorixa sahlbergi2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2025
Bradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasci2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2025
Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus2025

🌿

Plants91 species

autumnwinter

2025

Rubus ulmifolius · Hawthorn · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Ivy · Wood Avens +86

Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
IvyHedera helix
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
HazelCorylus avellana
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
CleaversGalium aparine
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
YarrowAchillea millefolium
ElderSambucus nigra
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Black BryonyTamus communis
Wild CherryPrunus avium
English ElmUlmus procera
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Black BentAgrostis gigantea
BeechFagus sylvatica
Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana
WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Evergreen OakQuercus ilex
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
HollyIlex aquifolium
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Hedera hibernica 'Hibernica'Hedera hibernica 'Hibernica'
Blue FleabaneErigeron acris
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Common ChickweedStellaria media
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
DaisyBellis perennis
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
YewTaxus baccata
Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Field MapleAcer campestre
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
AspenPopulus tremula
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris
Broad BeanVicia faba
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
White CampionSilene latifolia
Austrian PinePinus nigra
White CloverTrifolium repens
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
European LarchLarix decidua
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Rosa caninaRosa canina
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Field-roseRosa arvensis
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
CharlockSinapis arvensis
NipplewortLapsana communis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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