Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.74253, -1.30077
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
36,266 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
36,266 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Raven +32
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RavenCorvus corax
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Otter · Red Fox · Harvest Mouse · Mole · Grey Squirrel +3
- OtterLutra lutra
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2025
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects41 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Spangle Causer · Silk-button Causer · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Twig Gall Causer · Cola-nut Causer +36
- Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
- Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Twig Gall CauserAndricus inflator f. sexual2025
- Cola-nut CauserAndricus lignicola f. agamic
Parrot Waxcap · Candelabra Coral · Violet Bramble Rust · Common Orange Lichen · Ramalina farinacea +36
- Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus2025
- Candelabra CoralArtomyces pyxidatus2025
- Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum2025
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea
- Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcata
Holly · Heather · Foxglove · Turkey Oak · Bracken +16
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
36,266 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Raven +32
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RavenCorvus corax
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Otter · Red Fox · Harvest Mouse · Mole · Grey Squirrel +3
- OtterLutra lutra
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2025
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects41 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Spangle Causer · Silk-button Causer · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Twig Gall Causer · Cola-nut Causer +36
- Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
- Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Twig Gall CauserAndricus inflator f. sexual2025
- Cola-nut CauserAndricus lignicola f. agamic
Parrot Waxcap · Candelabra Coral · Violet Bramble Rust · Common Orange Lichen · Ramalina farinacea +36
- Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus2025
- Candelabra CoralArtomyces pyxidatus2025
- Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum2025
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea
- Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcata
Holly · Heather · Foxglove · Turkey Oak · Bracken +16
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi20252025
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Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae2025Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae2025Fagocyba cruentaFagocyba cruenta2025Fagocyba cruentaFagocyba cruenta2025Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic2025Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic2025Sermylassa halensisSermylassa halensis2025Sermylassa halensisSermylassa halensis2025Oyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamic2025Oyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamic2025Ant BeetleThanasimus formicariusAnt BeetleThanasimus formicariusSpring HarbingerTortricodes alternellaSpring HarbingerTortricodes alternellaHolly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicisHolly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicisLarge Birch DotEctoedemia occultella2025Large Birch DotEctoedemia occultella2025Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2025Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2025Polietes lardariusPolietes lardarius2025Polietes lardariusPolietes lardarius2025Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2025Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2025November TubicDiurnea lipsiella2025November TubicDiurnea lipsiella2025Small Beech DotStigmella tityrella2025Small Beech DotStigmella tityrella2025Golden DotStigmella aurella2025Golden DotStigmella aurella2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Xestophanes brevitarsisXestophanes brevitarsis2025Xestophanes brevitarsisXestophanes brevitarsis2025Water ScorpionNepa cinerea2025Water ScorpionNepa cinerea2025Dicyphus (Dicyphus) erransDicyphus (Dicyphus) errans2025Dicyphus (Dicyphus) erransDicyphus (Dicyphus) errans2025Wachtliella persicariaeWachtliella persicariae2025Wachtliella persicariaeWachtliella persicariae2025Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsusOrthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsus2025Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsusOrthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsus2025Dicyphus (Dicyphus) tamaniniiDicyphus (Dicyphus) tamaninii2025Dicyphus (Dicyphus) tamaniniiDicyphus (Dicyphus) tamaninii2025Chorosoma schillingiChorosoma schillingi2025Chorosoma schillingiChorosoma schillingi2025Arocephalus punctumArocephalus punctum2025Arocephalus punctumArocephalus punctum2025Narrow-winged PugEupithecia nanata2025Narrow-winged PugEupithecia nanata2025Lindbergina aurovittataLindbergina aurovittata2025Lindbergina aurovittataLindbergina aurovittata2025Nysius senecionisNysius senecionis2025Nysius senecionisNysius senecionis2025Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025Orius (Orius) nigerOrius (Orius) niger2025Orius (Orius) nigerOrius (Orius) niger2025Jassargus pseudocellarisJassargus pseudocellaris2025Jassargus pseudocellarisJassargus pseudocellaris2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025Oak-apple CauserBiorhiza pallida f. sexual2025Oak-apple CauserBiorhiza pallida f. sexual2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Marble Gall CauserAndricus kollari f. agamic2025Marble Gall CauserAndricus kollari f. agamic2025Cherry Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. agamic2025Cherry Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. agamic2025Cladonia coniocraeaCladonia coniocraeaCladonia coniocraeaCladonia coniocraeaCladonia polydactylaCladonia polydactylaCladonia polydactylaCladonia polydactylaNetted CrustByssomerulius coriumNetted CrustByssomerulius coriumGymnopusGymnopusGymnopusGymnopusLasallia pustulataLasallia pustulata2025Lasallia pustulataLasallia pustulata2025Wrinkled ClubClavulina rugosa2025Wrinkled ClubClavulina rugosa2025Yellow StagshornCalocera viscosa2025Yellow StagshornCalocera viscosa2025Scarlet CaterpillarclubCordyceps militaris2025Scarlet CaterpillarclubCordyceps militaris2025Powdercap StranglerDissoderma paradoxum2025Powdercap StranglerDissoderma paradoxum2025BallerinaPorpolomopsis calyptriformis2025BallerinaPorpolomopsis calyptriformis2025Dung RoundheadStropharia semiglobata2025Dung RoundheadStropharia semiglobata2025Cedarwood WaxcapCuphophyllus russocoriaceus2025Cedarwood WaxcapCuphophyllus russocoriaceus2025Wrinkled PeachRhodotus palmatus2025Wrinkled PeachRhodotus palmatus2025Spangle WaxcapHygrocybe insipida2025Spangle WaxcapHygrocybe insipida2025ClavariaClavaria2025ClavariaClavaria2025Shaggy InkcapCoprinus comatus2025Shaggy InkcapCoprinus comatus2025Earthy PowdercapCystoderma amianthinum2025Earthy PowdercapCystoderma amianthinum2025CingroenPhallus impudicus2025CingroenPhallus impudicus2025Common PuffballLycoperdon perlatum2025Common PuffballLycoperdon perlatum2025Aniseed FunnelClitocybe odora2025Aniseed FunnelClitocybe odora2025Orange Peel FungusAleuria aurantia2025Orange Peel FungusAleuria aurantia2025Dead Man's FingersXylaria polymorpha2025Dead Man's FingersXylaria polymorpha2025Ambarelo'r BwganMacrolepiota procera2025Ambarelo'r BwganMacrolepiota procera2025Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2025Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2025Dyer's MazegillPhaeolus schweinitzii2025Dyer's MazegillPhaeolus schweinitzii2025Birch KnightTricholoma fulvum2025Birch KnightTricholoma fulvum2025Porcelain FungusMucidula mucida2025Porcelain FungusMucidula mucida2025Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum2025Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum2025Plums And CustardTricholomopsis rutilans2025Plums And CustardTricholomopsis rutilans2025Psathyrella fibrillosaPsathyrella fibrillosa2025Psathyrella fibrillosaPsathyrella fibrillosa2025Burgundydrop BonnetMycena haematopus2025Burgundydrop BonnetMycena haematopus2025Beefsteak FungusFistulina hepatica2025Beefsteak FungusFistulina hepatica2025False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca2025False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca2025SplitgillSchizophyllum commune2025SplitgillSchizophyllum commune2025Silky RosegillVolvariella bombycina2025Silky RosegillVolvariella bombycina2025Wood Sage
Wood Sage
Teucrium scorodonia
Teucrium scorodonia
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025Euphrasia officinalisEuphrasia officinalis2025Euphrasia officinalisEuphrasia officinalis2025Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2025Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2025Cavernous CrystalwortRiccia cavernosa2025Cavernous CrystalwortRiccia cavernosa2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2025Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2025BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2025Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025