Stock Wood
✦ Ancient woodland26 ha
🦅Birds🦋Insects🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome26 ha
Getting here
50.91864, -2.38528
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 🐕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
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 🐕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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff +37 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Speckled Wood +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Lowland fens priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km▾
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Photos
Western edge of Stock Wood
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Wildlife to spot
16,694 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,694 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Blackcap · Blue Tit +32
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwiftApus apus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
Speckled Wood · Small White · Large White · Green-veined White · Red Admiral +10
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,694 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Blackcap · Blue Tit +32
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwiftApus apus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
Speckled Wood · Small White · Large White · Green-veined White · Red Admiral +10
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusBrown ArgusAricia agestis2024Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024Events & activities nearby
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