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Twenty Acre Wood

✦ Ancient woodland30 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome30 ha

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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Holly, Dog's Mercury, Broad-leaved Dock +273 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle, Bramble +26 more foraging species; Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Red Admiral, Large White +67 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Red Admiral, Large White +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Pronectria tenuispora, Bryoria fuscescens, Sphinctrina turbinata +4 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Pronectria tenuispora, Bryoria fuscescens, Sphinctrina turbinata +4 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Wildlife to spot

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