Thrunton
· Forestry England
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.37991, -1.89737
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- 🍄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
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- 🍄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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Dark Crottle, Baeomyces rufus, Oak Moss +23 more · last seen 2016
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bombus lucorum, Common Carder Bee, Riband Wave +112 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bird's-nest Orchid, Bifid Crestwort, Sanicle +17 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route10.2 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 10.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Thrunton Wood north-west from Thrunton Crag
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,235 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,235 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
winterspring
2025▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Song Thrush · Wren · Woodpigeon +40
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2022
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2024▾
Badger · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
🦎Reptiles3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2023
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2021▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects15 species
springsummer
2025▾
Syrphus · Common Carder Bee · Heath Bumblebee · Adonis' Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax +10
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
- Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus2021
- Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
🌿Plants8 species
springsummer
2023▾
Bird's-nest Orchid · Sanicle · Pirri-pirri-bur · Bugle · Wood Avens +3
- Bird's-nest OrchidNeottia nidus-avis
- SanicleSanicula europaea
- Pirri-pirri-burAcaena novae-zelandiae
- BugleAjuga reptans
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,235 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
winterspring
2025▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Song Thrush · Wren · Woodpigeon +40
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2022
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2024▾
Badger · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
🦎Reptiles3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2023
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2021▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects15 species
springsummer
2025▾
Syrphus · Common Carder Bee · Heath Bumblebee · Adonis' Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax +10
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
- Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus2021
- Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
🌿Plants8 species
springsummer
2023▾
Bird's-nest Orchid · Sanicle · Pirri-pirri-bur · Bugle · Wood Avens +3
- Bird's-nest OrchidNeottia nidus-avis
- SanicleSanicula europaea
- Pirri-pirri-burAcaena novae-zelandiae
- BugleAjuga reptans
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Water Avens
Water Avens
Geum rivale2022
Geum rivale2022
TormentilPotentilla erecta2021TormentilPotentilla erecta2021Events & activities nearby
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