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The Grove

12 ha

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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

Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +68 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +68 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Blackthorn +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Dog's Mercury, Dog-rose, Cleavers +91 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Dog-rose, Cleavers +91 more · last seen 2018

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Colne Valley PathWalking route37 km

Named routeLength 37 kmLocal walking route

Hall Drivepublic footpath · 362 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 362 mPath type: service

Kings Head Fieldpublic footpath · 86 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 86 mSurface pavedPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

3,853 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,853 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

springsummer

2024

Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Dunnock · Chaffinch +68

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BuzzardButeo buteo2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
NuthatchSitta europaea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2017
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2015
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
JackdawColoeus monedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
MagpiePica pica
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common TernSterna hirundo2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
SwiftApus apus2021
House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
WhitethroatCurruca communis2011
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2011
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2011
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2011
Stock DoveColumba oenas2011
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
Barn OwlTyto alba2018
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2018
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2011
House MartinDelichon urbicum2011
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2011
LinnetLinaria cannabina2011
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2011
SiskinSpinus spinus2020
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2014
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2012
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2011
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2011
RookCorvus frugilegus2011
GreenfinchChloris chloris2011
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Red KiteMilvus milvus2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
Little OwlAthene noctua2018
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2014
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2011
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2011
Greylag GooseAnser anser2011
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2011
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2011
Common GullLarus canus2011

🦌

Mammals10 species

springsummerwinter

2021

Muntjac · Otter · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle +5

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2020
OtterLutra lutra
MoleTalpa europaea2015
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2015
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2018
Polecat-FerretMustela furo x putorius2016
Fallow DeerDama dama2015
Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2015

🐝

Insects35 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock · Comma · Ringlet +30

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017
PeacockAglais io2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2015
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2015
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2017
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2017
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2017
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2017
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2015
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2014
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
Purple EmperorApatura iris2019
White AdmiralLimenitis camilla2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2014
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2014
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2015
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2015
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2014
Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus
Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis2024
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2020
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2020
Speckled Wood (Hebridean Subspecies)Pararge aegeria oblita2015
Golden DotStigmella aurella2015
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2014

🌿

Plants94 species

summer

2018

Dog's Mercury · Dog-rose · Cleavers · Creeping Buttercup · Ivy +89

Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Dog-roseRosa canina2016
CleaversGalium aparine
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
IvyHedera helix
Common NettleUrtica dioica
HollyIlex aquifolium
Red CampionSilene dioica
BrambleRubus fruticosus
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2016
HazelCorylus2016
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2016
Field MapleAcer campestre2016
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2016
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2016
AshFraxinus excelsior2016
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2015
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2016
Wild CherryPrunus avium2016
ElderSambucus nigra2016
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2016
BeechFagus sylvatica2016
Silver BirchBetula pendula2016
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2016
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2015
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2015
PignutConopodium majus
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2017
Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata2016
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2016
Field-roseRosa arvensis2016
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2016
HorsetailEquisetum2016
ElmUlmus2015
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2015
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2015
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2015
White CloverTrifolium repens2015
Greater PlantainPlantago major2015
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2015
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2015
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2015
BroomCytisus scoparius2015
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2015
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2015
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2016
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2016
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2016
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2016
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2015
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2015
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2015
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2015
AlderAlnus glutinosa2015
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2015
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2015
White BryonyBryonia dioica2015
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2015
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2015
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2015
Austrian PinePinus nigra2015
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2015
Common VetchVicia sativa2015
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2015
Goat WillowSalix caprea2015
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2015
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2015
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2015
BugleAjuga reptans2015
Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides2015
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2015
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2015
YewTaxus baccata2015
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2015
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2015
GorseUlex2015
PrimrosePrimula2015
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2015
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2013
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
NipplewortLapsana communis
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
DockRumex
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2014

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,853 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

springsummer

2024

Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Dunnock · Chaffinch +68

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BuzzardButeo buteo2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
NuthatchSitta europaea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2017
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2015
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
JackdawColoeus monedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
MagpiePica pica
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common TernSterna hirundo2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
SwiftApus apus2021
House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
WhitethroatCurruca communis2011
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2011
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2011
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2011
Stock DoveColumba oenas2011
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
Barn OwlTyto alba2018
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2018
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2011
House MartinDelichon urbicum2011
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2011
LinnetLinaria cannabina2011
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2011
SiskinSpinus spinus2020
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2014
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2012
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2011
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2011
RookCorvus frugilegus2011
GreenfinchChloris chloris2011
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Red KiteMilvus milvus2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
Little OwlAthene noctua2018
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2014
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2011
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2011
Greylag GooseAnser anser2011
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2011
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2011
Common GullLarus canus2011

🦌

Mammals10 species

springsummerwinter

2021

Muntjac · Otter · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle +5

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2020
OtterLutra lutra
MoleTalpa europaea2015
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2015
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2018
Polecat-FerretMustela furo x putorius2016
Fallow DeerDama dama2015
Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2015

🐝

Insects35 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock · Comma · Ringlet +30

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017
PeacockAglais io2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2015
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2015
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2017
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2017
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2017
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2017
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2015
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2014
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
Purple EmperorApatura iris2019
White AdmiralLimenitis camilla2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2014
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2014
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2015
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2015
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2014
Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus
Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis2024
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2020
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2020
Speckled Wood (Hebridean Subspecies)Pararge aegeria oblita2015
Golden DotStigmella aurella2015
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2014

🌿

Plants94 species

summer

2018

Dog's Mercury · Dog-rose · Cleavers · Creeping Buttercup · Ivy +89

Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Dog-roseRosa canina2016
CleaversGalium aparine
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
IvyHedera helix
Common NettleUrtica dioica
HollyIlex aquifolium
Red CampionSilene dioica
BrambleRubus fruticosus
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2016
HazelCorylus2016
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2016
Field MapleAcer campestre2016
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2016
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2016
AshFraxinus excelsior2016
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2015
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2016
Wild CherryPrunus avium2016
ElderSambucus nigra2016
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2016
BeechFagus sylvatica2016
Silver BirchBetula pendula2016
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2016
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2015
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2015
PignutConopodium majus
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2017
Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata2016
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2016
Field-roseRosa arvensis2016
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2016
HorsetailEquisetum2016
ElmUlmus2015
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2015
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2015
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2015
White CloverTrifolium repens2015
Greater PlantainPlantago major2015
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2015
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2015
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2015
BroomCytisus scoparius2015
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2015
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2015
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2016
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2016
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2016
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2016
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2015
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2015
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2015
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2015
AlderAlnus glutinosa2015
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2015
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2015
White BryonyBryonia dioica2015
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2015
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2015
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2015
Austrian PinePinus nigra2015
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2015
Common VetchVicia sativa2015
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2015
Goat WillowSalix caprea2015
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2015
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2015
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2015
BugleAjuga reptans2015
Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides2015
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2015
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2015
YewTaxus baccata2015
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2015
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2015
GorseUlex2015
PrimrosePrimula2015
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2015
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2013
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
NipplewortLapsana communis
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
DockRumex
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2014

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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