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Vernon Wood

10 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

50.99191, -4.06703

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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
  • 🍄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

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Raven, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Raven, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Script Lichen, Sticta fuliginosa s. lat., Pertusaria hymenea +26 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Script Lichen, Sticta fuliginosa s. lat., Pertusaria hymenea +26 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Common Nettle, Bramble +27 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, Hornet, Lily Beetle +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, Hornet, Lily Beetle +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Intermediate Polypody, False-brome, Lords-and-Ladies +210 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Intermediate Polypody, False-brome, Lords-and-Ladies +210 more · last seen 2017

Free

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance gateway, Cogworthy

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance gateway, Cogworthy

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⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds1.1 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→⛪St Giles's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→⛪Hiscott Methodist ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪St Thomas À Becket's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→

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