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Warren Grove

3 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, White Dead-nettle, Elder +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Peacock +95 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Peacock +95 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Ground-ivy, White Dead-nettle +75 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Common Nettle, Ground-ivy, White Dead-nettle +75 more · last seen 2022

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

1,519 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,519 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds29 species

winter

2025

Swift · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Red Kite +24

SwiftApus apus2023
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JayGarrulus glandarius
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BuzzardButeo buteo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumn

2025

Pipistrelle Bat species · Brown Hare · Fallow Deer

Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
Fallow DeerDama dama2022

🐝

Insects62 species

spring

2025

Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Cantharis rustica · 7-spot Ladybird +57

Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2022
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022
Tachina feraTachina fera2022
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2022
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2022
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2022
Phasia hemipteraPhasia hemiptera2022
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2022
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2022
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2022
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2022
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2022
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2022
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2022
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2022
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2022
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2022
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2022
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022
Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2022
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2022
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2022
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2022
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2022
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2022
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2022
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2022
Four-barred MajorOxycera rara2022
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2022
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022
Stictoleptura scutellataStictoleptura scutellata2022
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2022
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2022
Anaspis fasciataAnaspis fasciata2022
Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida2022
Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata2022
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2022
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2022
Common Spiny Digger WaspOxybelus uniglumis2022
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2022
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2022
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2022
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2022
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2022
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2022
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2022
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2022
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2022
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2022
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2022
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2022
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2022

🌿

Plants24 species

spring

2022

Creeping Thistle · White Dead-nettle · Creeping Buttercup · Common Ragwort · Daisy +19

Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
DaisyBellis perennis
Red CampionSilene dioica
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
White CloverTrifolium repens
Common NettleUrtica dioica
White BryonyBryonia dioica
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
CleaversGalium aparine
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
BrambleRubus fruticosus
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,519 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds29 species

winter

2025

Swift · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Red Kite +24

SwiftApus apus2023
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JayGarrulus glandarius
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BuzzardButeo buteo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumn

2025

Pipistrelle Bat species · Brown Hare · Fallow Deer

Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
Fallow DeerDama dama2022

🐝

Insects62 species

spring

2025

Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Cantharis rustica · 7-spot Ladybird +57

Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2022
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022
Tachina feraTachina fera2022
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2022
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2022
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2022
Phasia hemipteraPhasia hemiptera2022
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2022
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2022
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2022
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2022
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2022
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2022
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2022
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2022
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2022
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2022
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2022
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022
Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2022
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2022
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2022
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2022
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2022
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2022
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2022
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2022
Four-barred MajorOxycera rara2022
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2022
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022
Stictoleptura scutellataStictoleptura scutellata2022
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2022
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2022
Anaspis fasciataAnaspis fasciata2022
Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida2022
Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata2022
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2022
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2022
Common Spiny Digger WaspOxybelus uniglumis2022
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2022
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2022
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2022
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2022
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2022
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2022
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2022
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2022
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2022
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2022
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2022
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2022
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2022

🌿

Plants24 species

spring

2022

Creeping Thistle · White Dead-nettle · Creeping Buttercup · Common Ragwort · Daisy +19

Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
DaisyBellis perennis
Red CampionSilene dioica
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
White CloverTrifolium repens
Common NettleUrtica dioica
White BryonyBryonia dioica
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
CleaversGalium aparine
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
BrambleRubus fruticosus
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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