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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
51.79853, 0.72780
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 180m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 180m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Footpath 26public footpath · 251 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 251 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
Stone Lanepublic footpath · 276 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 276 mPath type: service
Footpath 27public footpath · 352 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 352 mSurface groundPath type: footway
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
NCN Link PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef (16)National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United KingdomCycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route352 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 352 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
12,690 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,690 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Chiffchaff · Magpie +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Mole · Rabbit
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects11 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Darter +6
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,690 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Chiffchaff · Magpie +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Mole · Rabbit
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects11 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Darter +6
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
14-spot Ladybird
14-spot Ladybird
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Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
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