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Upcott Barton Wood

10 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

50.81917, -4.30889

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +57 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +57 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rough Hawkbit, Barren Strawberry, Common Sorrel +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Soft-rush, Jacobaea, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil +191 more · last seen 2015; Plants — Soft-rush, Jacobaea, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil +191 more · last seen 2015

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Green-veined White +15 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Green-veined White +15 more · last seen 2023

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route (3)Cycling route
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Link to NCN3Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route24 m
Named routeRef 3Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route982 m
Named routeLength 982 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Road east from Upcott Cross to Upcott

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Road east from Upcott Cross to Upcott

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stanhope ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Pins ParkUrban park3.6 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.9 km→⚽Pins ParkPlaying field3.7 km→⛪St Petrock's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→

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