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Stockham Wood

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

50.76313, -4.38131

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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
🌿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
🌿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
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, House Sparrow +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, House Sparrow +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Atlantic Ivy, Bluebell +4 more · last seen 2019

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Straw Dot, Brimstone Moth +106 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Meadow Brown, Straw Dot, Brimstone Moth +106 more · last seen 2021

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route (3)Cycling route

Named routeRef (3)Local cycle route

Route 3Cycling route527.7 km

Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 3Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route346 m

Named routeRef 3Length 346 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route316 m

Named routeRef 3Length 316 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface concrete

Main RouteCycling route106 m

Named routeRef 3Length 106 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,436 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,436 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds5 species

winter

2023

Lapwing · Siskin · Long-tailed Tit · Red-legged Partridge · Golden Plover

LapwingVanellus vanellus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2021

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2021

Green Dock Beetle

Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula

🌿

Plants158 species

winterautumn

2022

Pedunculate Oak · Daisy · Red Campion · Cow Parsley · False-brome +153

Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2020
DaisyBellis perennis2020
Red CampionSilene dioica2020
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2020
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2020
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2020
NipplewortLapsana communis2020
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2020
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2020
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2020
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2020
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2020
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2020
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2020
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2020
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2020
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2020
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2020
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2020
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2020
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2020
CleaversGalium aparine2020
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2020
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2020
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2020
Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2020
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2020
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2020
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2020
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinusGladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus
Symphoricarpos albus subsp. laevigatusSymphoricarpos albus subsp. laevigatus
Field MapleAcer campestre
Odontites vernus subsp. serotinusOdontites vernus subsp. serotinus
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2020
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2020
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2020
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2020
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2020
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2020
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2020
ElderSambucus nigra2020
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2020
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2020
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2020
Eared WillowSalix aurita2020
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2020
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2020
RowanSorbus aucuparia2020
AlderAlnus glutinosa2020
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2020
Hybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua2020
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2020
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2020
White CloverTrifolium repens2020
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2020
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2020
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2020
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2020
DandelionTaraxacum2020
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2020
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2020
BrambleRubus fruticosus2020
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2020
Salix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervis2020
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2020
Remote SedgeCarex remota2020
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2020
Slender RushJuncus tenuis2020
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2020
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2020
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2020
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2020
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2020
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2020
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2020
BetonyBetonica officinalis2020
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2020
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2020
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2020
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2020
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2020
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2020
TormentilPotentilla erecta2020
Greater PlantainPlantago major2020
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2020
HazelCorylus avellana2020
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2020
Whorled MintMentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillata2020
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2020
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2020
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2020
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2020
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2020
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2020
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2020
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2020
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2020
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2020
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2020
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2020
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2020
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2020
Common NettleUrtica dioica2020
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2020
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2020
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2020
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2020
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2020
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2020
YewTaxus baccata2020
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2020
Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre2020
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2020
Dog-roseRosa canina2020
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2020
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2020
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2020
HollyIlex aquifolium2020
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2020
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2020
Shasta DaisyLeucanthemum lacustre x maximum = L. x superbum2020
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2020
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2020
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2020
Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2020
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2020
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2020
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2020
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2020
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2020
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2020
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2020
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2020
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2020
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2020
Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2020
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2020
daffodilsNarcissus2020
Common CouchElymus repens2020
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2020
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2020
Arum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicum2020
AubretiaAubrieta deltoidea2020
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2020
BeechFagus sylvatica2020
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2020
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2020
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2020
YarrowAchillea millefolium2020
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2020
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2020
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2020
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2020
Common ChickweedStellaria media2020
AshFraxinus excelsior2020
Bush VetchVicia sepium2020
Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,436 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds5 species

winter

2023

Lapwing · Siskin · Long-tailed Tit · Red-legged Partridge · Golden Plover

LapwingVanellus vanellus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2021

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2021

Green Dock Beetle

Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula

🌿

Plants158 species

winterautumn

2022

Pedunculate Oak · Daisy · Red Campion · Cow Parsley · False-brome +153

Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2020
DaisyBellis perennis2020
Red CampionSilene dioica2020
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2020
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2020
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2020
NipplewortLapsana communis2020
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2020
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2020
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2020
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2020
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2020
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2020
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2020
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2020
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2020
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2020
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2020
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2020
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2020
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2020
CleaversGalium aparine2020
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2020
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2020
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2020
Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2020
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2020
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2020
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2020
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinusGladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus
Symphoricarpos albus subsp. laevigatusSymphoricarpos albus subsp. laevigatus
Field MapleAcer campestre
Odontites vernus subsp. serotinusOdontites vernus subsp. serotinus
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2020
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2020
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2020
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2020
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2020
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2020
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2020
ElderSambucus nigra2020
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2020
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2020
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2020
Eared WillowSalix aurita2020
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2020
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2020
RowanSorbus aucuparia2020
AlderAlnus glutinosa2020
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2020
Hybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua2020
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2020
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2020
White CloverTrifolium repens2020
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2020
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2020
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2020
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2020
DandelionTaraxacum2020
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2020
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2020
BrambleRubus fruticosus2020
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2020
Salix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervis2020
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2020
Remote SedgeCarex remota2020
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2020
Slender RushJuncus tenuis2020
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2020
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2020
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2020
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2020
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2020
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2020
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2020
BetonyBetonica officinalis2020
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2020
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2020
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2020
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2020
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2020
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2020
TormentilPotentilla erecta2020
Greater PlantainPlantago major2020
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2020
HazelCorylus avellana2020
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2020
Whorled MintMentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillata2020
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2020
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2020
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2020
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2020
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2020
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2020
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2020
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2020
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2020
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2020
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2020
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2020
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2020
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2020
Common NettleUrtica dioica2020
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2020
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2020
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2020
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2020
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2020
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2020
YewTaxus baccata2020
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2020
Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre2020
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2020
Dog-roseRosa canina2020
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2020
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2020
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2020
HollyIlex aquifolium2020
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2020
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2020
Shasta DaisyLeucanthemum lacustre x maximum = L. x superbum2020
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2020
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2020
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2020
Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2020
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2020
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2020
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2020
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2020
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2020
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2020
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2020
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2020
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2020
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2020
Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2020
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2020
daffodilsNarcissus2020
Common CouchElymus repens2020
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2020
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2020
Arum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicum2020
AubretiaAubrieta deltoidea2020
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2020
BeechFagus sylvatica2020
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2020
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2020
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2020
YarrowAchillea millefolium2020
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2020
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2020
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2020
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2020
Common ChickweedStellaria media2020
AshFraxinus excelsior2020
Bush VetchVicia sepium2020
Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2020