Thains Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 27 ha
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55.47863, -1.86804
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Cross-leaved Heath, Red-berried Elder +8 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hydropsyche siltalai, Hydropsyche pellucidula, Rhyacophila dorsalis +28 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Hydropsyche siltalai, Hydropsyche pellucidula, Rhyacophila dorsalis +28 more · last seen 2024
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 653 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 653 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 191 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 191 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 121 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 121 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 92 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 92 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 10.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 10.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Public paths
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✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
1,891 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,891 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Coal Tit +39
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Martin Delichon urbicum Rock Dove Columba livia Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2020 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2020 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2020 Jay Garrulus glandarius2020 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2019 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2019 Brown Hare · Hedgehog
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2018 Adder
🐝 Insects 24 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hydropsyche siltalai · Rhyacophila dorsalis · Hydropsyche pellucidula · Lepidostoma hirtum · Hydropsyche instabilis +19
Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai2019 Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2019 Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula2019 Lepidostoma hirtum Lepidostoma hirtum2019 Hydropsyche instabilis 🌿 Plants 35 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Spotted-orchid · Northern Buckler-fern · Globeflower · Cross-leaved Heath · Field Maple +30
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2022 Northern Buckler-fern Dryopteris expansa2018 Globeflower Trollius europaeus Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2021 Field Maple Acer campestre2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,891 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Coal Tit +39
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Martin Delichon urbicum Rock Dove Columba livia Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2020 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2020 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2020 Jay Garrulus glandarius2020 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2019 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2019 Brown Hare · Hedgehog
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2018 Adder
🐝 Insects 24 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hydropsyche siltalai · Rhyacophila dorsalis · Hydropsyche pellucidula · Lepidostoma hirtum · Hydropsyche instabilis +19
Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai2019 Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2019 Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula2019 Lepidostoma hirtum Lepidostoma hirtum2019 Hydropsyche instabilis 🌿 Plants 35 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Spotted-orchid · Northern Buckler-fern · Globeflower · Cross-leaved Heath · Field Maple +30
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2022 Northern Buckler-fern Dryopteris expansa2018 Globeflower Trollius europaeus Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2021 Field Maple Acer campestre2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hydropsyche instabilis2019
Hydropsyche instabilis2019
Odontocerum albicorne Odontocerum albicorne2019
Odontocerum albicorne Odontocerum albicorne2019
Glossosoma boltoni Glossosoma boltoni2019
Glossosoma boltoni Glossosoma boltoni2019
Silo pallipes Silo pallipes2019
Silo pallipes Silo pallipes2019
Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata2019
Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata2019
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2019
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2019
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2019
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2019
Agapanthia villosoviridescens Agapanthia villosoviridescens
Agapanthia villosoviridescens Agapanthia villosoviridescens
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis2019
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis2019
Silo nigricornis Silo nigricornis2018
Silo nigricornis Silo nigricornis2018
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2018
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2018
Antler Moth Cerapteryx graminis2018
Antler Moth Cerapteryx graminis2018
Common Footman Eilema lurideola2018
Common Footman Eilema lurideola2018
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2018
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2018
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2017
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2017
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2016
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2016
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2015
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2015
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2015
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2015
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2015
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2015
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2015
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2015 Red-berried Elder
Red-berried Elder
Sambucus racemosa2020
Sambucus racemosa2020
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2020
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2020
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2020
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2020
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2020
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2020
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2020
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2020
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2020
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2020
Cowslip Primula veris2020
Cowslip Primula veris2020
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2020
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2020
Small Nettle Urtica urens2019
Small Nettle Urtica urens2019
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2019
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2019
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens2019
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens2019
Squirreltail Fescue Vulpia bromoides2019
Squirreltail Fescue Vulpia bromoides2019
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2019
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2019
Dog-rose Rosa canina2019
Dog-rose Rosa canina2019
Ficaria verna subsp. verna Ficaria verna subsp. verna2018
Ficaria verna subsp. verna Ficaria verna subsp. verna2018
daffodils Narcissus2018
daffodils Narcissus2018
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2018
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2018
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2018
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2018
Slender Parsley-piert Aphanes australis2018
Slender Parsley-piert Aphanes australis2018
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans2018
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans2018
House-leek Sempervivum tectorum2018
House-leek Sempervivum tectorum2018
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilis Ficaria verna subsp. fertilis2018
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilis Ficaria verna subsp. fertilis2018
White Butterbur Petasites albus2017
White Butterbur Petasites albus2017
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2015
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2015
Petty Whin Genista anglica2015
Petty Whin Genista anglica2015
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum2014
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum2014
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2014
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2014
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2014
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2014
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2014
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2014
Common Eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa2014
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