Getting here
52.22181, 0.48951
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- 🍄Mushroom 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
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Song Thrush +70 more · last seen 2023; Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Song Thrush +70 more · last seen 2023
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Chewing Gum Lichen, Myriolecis albescens, Candelariella aurella f. aurella +70 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Chewing Gum Lichen, Myriolecis albescens, Candelariella aurella f. aurella +70 more · last seen 2016
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Dilated Scalewort, Cuspidate Earth-moss +67 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Dilated Scalewort, Cuspidate Earth-moss +67 more · last seen 2023
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Peacock, Small White +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Peacock, Small White +33 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km
long distance footpath 169 km
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route
🚴Cycling
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
NCN 51Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route217 m
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km
Main RouteCycling route426 m
Main RouteCycling route595 m
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Wildlife to spot
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