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Roman villa W of Woodrising Wood

9 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

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52.59586, 0.91361

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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
🍄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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Greenfinch, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Greenfinch, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Verrucaria hochstetteri, Lecanora expallens, Phaeophyscia orbicularis +36 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Verrucaria hochstetteri, Lecanora expallens, Phaeophyscia orbicularis +36 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ramsons, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum, Thin-spiked Wood-sedge +209 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Ramsons, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum, Thin-spiked Wood-sedge +209 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Ramsons, Common Nettle, Bramble +20 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Xylota segnis, Acrossus rufipes +37 more · last seen 2024; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Xylota segnis, Acrossus rufipes +37 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Blue PedalwayCycling route

Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route8.1 km

Named routeRef 13Length 8.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route59 m

Named routeRef 13Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route117 m

Named routeLength 117 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route1.7 km

Named routeLength 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

657 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

657 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds21 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Tawny Owl · Stock Dove · Shoveler · Greenfinch · Jackdaw +16

Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Stock DoveColumba oenas
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Barn OwlTyto alba
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
HobbyFalco subbuteo2022
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
Herring GullLarus argentatus2021

🐝

Insects18 species

summer

2024

7-spot Ladybird · Xylota segnis · Speckled Bush-cricket · Acrossus rufipes · Lagria hirta +13

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2021
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2021
Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2021
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2021
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2021
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Deer KedLipoptena cervi2022
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2022
Green DrakeEphemera danica2022
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2021
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2021
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2021
Tillus elongatusTillus elongatus2021
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2021
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2021
OpomyzaOpomyza2021
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2021

🌿

Plants95 species

spring

2024

Common Nettle · Goat Willow · Cow Parsley · Lesser Burdock · Primrose +90

Common NettleUrtica dioica
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Bird CherryPrunus padus
BrambleRubus fruticosus
ElderSambucus nigra
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
BugleAjuga reptans
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Wood MilletMilium effusum
Bush VetchVicia sepium
RamsonsAllium ursinum
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum
CleaversGalium aparine
Remote SedgeCarex remota
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
AshFraxinus excelsior
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
HazelCorylus avellana
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Wood MelickMelica uniflora
Field MapleAcer campestre
HollyIlex aquifolium
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Japanese LarchLarix kaempferi
AppleMalus domestica
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Norway SprucePicea abies
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Water AvensGeum rivale
WoodruffGalium odoratum
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
SanicleSanicula europaea
Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus
Water-StarwortCallitriche
Red CampionSilene dioica
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
BeechFagus sylvatica
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Common DuckweedLemna minor
GypsywortLycopus europaeus
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

657 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds21 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Tawny Owl · Stock Dove · Shoveler · Greenfinch · Jackdaw +16

Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Stock DoveColumba oenas
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Barn OwlTyto alba
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
HobbyFalco subbuteo2022
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
Herring GullLarus argentatus2021

🐝

Insects18 species

summer

2024

7-spot Ladybird · Xylota segnis · Speckled Bush-cricket · Acrossus rufipes · Lagria hirta +13

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2021
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2021
Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2021
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2021
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2021
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Deer KedLipoptena cervi2022
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2022
Green DrakeEphemera danica2022
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2021
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2021
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2021
Tillus elongatusTillus elongatus2021
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2021
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2021
OpomyzaOpomyza2021
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2021

🌿

Plants95 species

spring

2024

Common Nettle · Goat Willow · Cow Parsley · Lesser Burdock · Primrose +90

Common NettleUrtica dioica
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Bird CherryPrunus padus
BrambleRubus fruticosus
ElderSambucus nigra
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
BugleAjuga reptans
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Wood MilletMilium effusum
Bush VetchVicia sepium
RamsonsAllium ursinum
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum
CleaversGalium aparine
Remote SedgeCarex remota
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
AshFraxinus excelsior
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
HazelCorylus avellana
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Wood MelickMelica uniflora
Field MapleAcer campestre
HollyIlex aquifolium
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Japanese LarchLarix kaempferi
AppleMalus domestica
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Norway SprucePicea abies
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Water AvensGeum rivale
WoodruffGalium odoratum
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
SanicleSanicula europaea
Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus
Water-StarwortCallitriche
Red CampionSilene dioica
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
BeechFagus sylvatica
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Common DuckweedLemna minor
GypsywortLycopus europaeus
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Andy F · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Shafts of sunlight, Woodrising Wood

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