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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome30 ha
Getting here
52.06427, 0.32161
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Carrion Crow +57 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Fallow Deer, Brown Hare, Muntjac +13 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Hogweed, Bramble +40 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
The Causewaypublic footpath · 768 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 768 mPath type: footway
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
9,907 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,907 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Skylark · Robin · Chaffinch · Wren +35
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- SwiftApus apus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
🦌Mammals9 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Fallow Deer · Muntjac · Rabbit · Red Fox · Brown Hare +4
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Pipiza austriaca · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Wheat Stem Borer · Green Nettle Weevil +6
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Pipiza austriacaPipiza austriaca
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
- Wheat Stem BorerCephus pygmeus2024
- Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2024
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
White Campion · Herb-Robert · Hogweed · Common Nettle · Creeping Thistle +24
- White CampionSilene latifolia
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,907 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Skylark · Robin · Chaffinch · Wren +35
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- SwiftApus apus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
🦌Mammals9 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Fallow Deer · Muntjac · Rabbit · Red Fox · Brown Hare +4
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Pipiza austriaca · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Wheat Stem Borer · Green Nettle Weevil +6
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Pipiza austriacaPipiza austriaca
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
- Wheat Stem BorerCephus pygmeus2024
- Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2024
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
White Campion · Herb-Robert · Hogweed · Common Nettle · Creeping Thistle +24
- White CampionSilene latifolia
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Rat
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus2024
Rattus norvegicus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023MoleTalpa europaea2023MoleTalpa europaea20232024
2024
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2023Black ClockPterostichus madidus2023Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2023Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023BrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorWild BasilClinopodium vulgareWild BasilClinopodium vulgareDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalba