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Scrubbed Wood

18 ha

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51.09566, -3.78518

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Peregrine
🌿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

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Peregrine
🌿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

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Raven, Peregrine, Herring Gull +54 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Raven, Peregrine, Herring Gull +54 more · last seen 2023

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hogweed, Bramble, Common Nettle +28 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Soft-rush, Broad Buckler-fern, Herb-Robert +205 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Soft-rush, Broad Buckler-fern, Herb-Robert +205 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Peacock, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +16 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Peacock, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +16 more · last seen 2022

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Two Moors WayWalking route

Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route

Tarka TrailWalking route

Named routeRef TTRegional walking route

Macmillan Way WestWalking route

Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route

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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 3Cycling route527.7 km

Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network

NCN 3 to NCN 51 LinkCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route32.9 km

Named routeRef 3Length 32.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,522 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,522 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds12 species

spring

2023

Peregrine · Raven · Barn Owl · Red-legged Partridge · Merlin +7

PeregrineFalco peregrinus
RavenCorvus corax2022
Barn OwlTyto alba2019
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MerlinFalco columbarius
House MartinDelichon urbicum
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SwallowHirundo rustica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2022

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2022

Meadow Brown · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Ringlet · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +5

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2020
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2020
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019

🌿

Plants110 species

autumn

2024

Heath Bedstraw · Broad-leaved Dock · Rowan · Bog-cotton · Hogweed +105

Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2017
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2017
RowanSorbus aucuparia2017
Bog-cottonEriophorum
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2017
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2017
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2017
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2017
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2017
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2017
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2017
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2017
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2017
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2017
DandelionTaraxacum2017
White CloverTrifolium repens2017
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2017
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2017
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2017
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2017
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2017
Common NettleUrtica dioica2017
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2017
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2017
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2017
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2017
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2017
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2017
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2017
Little Kneeling EyebrightEuphrasia confusa2017
Nordstedt's DandelionTaraxacum nordstedtii2021
Incise-leaved DandelionTaraxacum incisum2021
HazelCorylus avellana2017
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2017
HollyIlex aquifolium2017
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2017
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2017
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2017
Fat-henChenopodium album2017
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2017
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2017
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2017
BrambleRubus fruticosus2017
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2017
BeechFagus sylvatica2017
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2017
Red CampionSilene dioica2017
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2017
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2017
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2017
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2017
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2017
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2017
GorseUlex europaeus2017
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2017
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2017
AshFraxinus excelsior2017
RaspberryRubus idaeus2017
Greater PlantainPlantago major2017
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2017
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2017
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017
NipplewortLapsana communis2017
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2017
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2017
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2017
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2017
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2017
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2017
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2017
Sessile OakQuercus petraea2017
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2017
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2017
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2017
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2017
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2017
ElderSambucus nigra2017
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2017
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2017
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2017
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2017
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2017
Hedera helixHedera helix2017
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2017
AlderAlnus glutinosa2017
CleaversGalium aparine2017
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2017
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2017
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2017
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2017
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2017
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2017
English Sticky EyebrightEuphrasia officinalis subsp. anglica2017
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2017
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2017
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2017
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2017
DaisyBellis perennis2017
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2017
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2017
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2017
Umbellate HawkweedHieracium umbellatum2017
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2017
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2017
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2017
Dog-roseRosa canina2017
Common ChickweedStellaria media2017
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,522 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds12 species

spring

2023

Peregrine · Raven · Barn Owl · Red-legged Partridge · Merlin +7

PeregrineFalco peregrinus
RavenCorvus corax2022
Barn OwlTyto alba2019
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MerlinFalco columbarius
House MartinDelichon urbicum
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SwallowHirundo rustica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2022

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2022

Meadow Brown · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Ringlet · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +5

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2020
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2020
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019

🌿

Plants110 species

autumn

2024

Heath Bedstraw · Broad-leaved Dock · Rowan · Bog-cotton · Hogweed +105

Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2017
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2017
RowanSorbus aucuparia2017
Bog-cottonEriophorum
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2017
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2017
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2017
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2017
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2017
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2017
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2017
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2017
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2017
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2017
DandelionTaraxacum2017
White CloverTrifolium repens2017
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2017
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2017
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2017
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2017
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2017
Common NettleUrtica dioica2017
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2017
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2017
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2017
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2017
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2017
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2017
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2017
Little Kneeling EyebrightEuphrasia confusa2017
Nordstedt's DandelionTaraxacum nordstedtii2021
Incise-leaved DandelionTaraxacum incisum2021
HazelCorylus avellana2017
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2017
HollyIlex aquifolium2017
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2017
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2017
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2017
Fat-henChenopodium album2017
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2017
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2017
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2017
BrambleRubus fruticosus2017
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2017
BeechFagus sylvatica2017
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2017
Red CampionSilene dioica2017
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2017
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2017
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2017
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2017
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2017
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2017
GorseUlex europaeus2017
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2017
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2017
AshFraxinus excelsior2017
RaspberryRubus idaeus2017
Greater PlantainPlantago major2017
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2017
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2017
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017
NipplewortLapsana communis2017
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2017
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2017
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2017
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2017
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2017
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2017
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2017
Sessile OakQuercus petraea2017
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2017
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2017
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2017
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2017
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2017
ElderSambucus nigra2017
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2017
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2017
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2017
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2017
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2017
Hedera helixHedera helix2017
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2017
AlderAlnus glutinosa2017
CleaversGalium aparine2017
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2017
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2017
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2017
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2017
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2017
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2017
English Sticky EyebrightEuphrasia officinalis subsp. anglica2017
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2017
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2017
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2017
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2017
DaisyBellis perennis2017
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2017
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2017
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2017
Umbellate HawkweedHieracium umbellatum2017
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2017
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2017
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2017
Dog-roseRosa canina2017
Common ChickweedStellaria media2017
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2017