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The Forest of Maurice

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📷 Wikipedia · Maurice de Forest · CC BY-SA 3.0

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59.06201, -3.20808

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Lapwing
🐕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

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Lapwing
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Teal, Lapwing, Oystercatcher +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Teal, Lapwing, Oystercatcher +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Marsh-marigold, Lesser Celandine, Yellow Iris +6 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Marsh-marigold, Lesser Celandine, Yellow Iris +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Petrobius brevistylis, Black Sexton Beetle, Clay-coloured Weevil +1 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Petrobius brevistylis, Black Sexton Beetle, Clay-coloured Weevil +1 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

81,569 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

81,569 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Teal · Lapwing · Oystercatcher · Common Gull · Black-headed Gull +45

TealAnas crecca
LapwingVanellus vanellus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CurlewNumenius arquata
CootFulica atra
RedshankTringa totanus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GadwallMareca strepera
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WigeonMareca penelope
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
DunlinCalidris alpina
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
RuffCalidris pugnax
EiderSomateria mollissima
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RavenCorvus corax
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
KnotCalidris canutus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
CuckooCuculus canorus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Common TernSterna hirundo
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🌿

Plants5 species

spring

2025

Field Forget-me-not · Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Bush Vetch · Marsh-marigold · Pink Purslane

Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

81,569 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Teal · Lapwing · Oystercatcher · Common Gull · Black-headed Gull +45

TealAnas crecca
LapwingVanellus vanellus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CurlewNumenius arquata
CootFulica atra
RedshankTringa totanus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GadwallMareca strepera
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WigeonMareca penelope
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
DunlinCalidris alpina
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
RuffCalidris pugnax
EiderSomateria mollissima
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RavenCorvus corax
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
KnotCalidris canutus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
CuckooCuculus canorus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Common TernSterna hirundo
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🌿

Plants5 species

spring

2025

Field Forget-me-not · Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Bush Vetch · Marsh-marigold · Pink Purslane

Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Wikipedia · Maurice de Forest · CC BY-SA 3.0

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