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Scotts Grove

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Scotts Valley, California · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Agrimony, Selfheal, Common Knapweed +31 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Agrimony, Selfheal, Common Knapweed +31 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Common Blue Damselfly +26 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Common Blue Damselfly +26 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Blackthorn, Bramble, Elder +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

King Charles III England Coast Path: Maldon to SalcottWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United KingdomCycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route5.6 km

Named routeRef 1Length 5.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route639 m

Named routeRef 1Length 639 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route212 m

Named routeRef 1Length 212 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

2,977 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,977 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

springsummer

2025

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Goldfinch · Great Tit +51

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Great TitParus major2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
MagpiePica pica2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2022
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2022
CootFulica atra2022
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2022
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2022
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2024

Brown Hare · Rabbit

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2022

Violet Ground Beetle · Bombadier Beetle · 2-spot Ladybird · Chrysotoxum bicinctum

Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Bombadier BeetleBrachinus crepitans
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum

🌿

Plants14 species

summer

2024

Agrimony · Thistle · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Common Knapweed · Selfheal +9

AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
ThistleCirsium
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia
Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
PignutConopodium majus
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,977 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

springsummer

2025

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Goldfinch · Great Tit +51

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Great TitParus major2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
MagpiePica pica2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2022
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2022
CootFulica atra2022
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2022
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2022
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2024

Brown Hare · Rabbit

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2022

Violet Ground Beetle · Bombadier Beetle · 2-spot Ladybird · Chrysotoxum bicinctum

Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Bombadier BeetleBrachinus crepitans
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum

🌿

Plants14 species

summer

2024

Agrimony · Thistle · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Common Knapweed · Selfheal +9

AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
ThistleCirsium
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia
Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
PignutConopodium majus
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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