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18 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

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

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Willow Beauty, Snout, Flame Shoulder +96 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Willow Beauty, Snout, Flame Shoulder +96 more · last seen 2021

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bluebell, Jacobaea, Common Valerian +226 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell, Jacobaea, Common Valerian +226 more · last seen 2017

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Two Moors WayWalking route

Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route

Little Dart Ridge & Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeRef LDRVRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

1,633 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,633 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds9 species

autumn

2026

Jackdaw · Tawny Owl · Robin · Canada Goose · House Martin +4

JackdawColoeus monedula
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024

🦌

Mammals9 species

springsummer

2024

Pygmy Shrew · Grey Squirrel · Bat · Roe Deer · Red Fox +4

Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2018
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2018
BatChiroptera2018
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2018
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2018
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Brown HareLepus europaeus2018
ShrewSoricidae2018
BadgerMeles meles

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2018

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects97 species

summer

2021

Willow Beauty · Flame Shoulder · Snout · Poplar Hawk-moth · Common Marbled Carpet +92

Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2017
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2017
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2017
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2017
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019
Straw DotRivula sericealis2017
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2017
Early ThornSelenia dentaria2017
Blood-veinTimandra comae2017
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2017
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2017
Dot MothMelanchra persicariae2017
Fan-footHerminia tarsipennalis2017
Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides2017
Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2017
Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2017
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2017
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2017
LychnisHadena bicruris2017
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2017
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2017
Common PugEupithecia vulgata2017
Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2017
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2017
Small Fan-footHerminia grisealis2017
Marbled MinorOligia strigilis2017
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
HornetVespa crabro2020
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac2017
Small WainscotDenticucullus pygmina2017
Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2017
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2017
Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2017
Pinion-streaked SnoutSchrankia costaestrigalis2017
Common WaveCabera exanthemata2017
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2017
Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata2017
Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2017
Chinese CharacterCilix glaucata2017
Garden TigerArctia caja2017
Pebble Hook-tipDrepana falcataria2017
ClayMythimna ferrago2017
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2017
Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2017
SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2017
Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2017
Tawny-barred AngleMacaria liturata2017
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2017
Red Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe spadicearia2017
Pine CarpetPennithera firmata2017
V-pugChloroclystis v-ata2017
Muslin FootmanNudaria mundana2017
Common RusticMesapamea secalis2017
RivuletPerizoma affinitata2017
Small RivuletPerizoma alchemillata2017
Scorched CarpetLigdia adustata2017
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2017
Buff FootmanEilema depressa2017
Shaded Broad-barScotopteryx chenopodiata2017
Common FootmanEilema lurideola2017
Four-spotted FootmanLithosia quadra2017
Dark Sword-grassAgrotis ipsilon2017
Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2017
Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2017
Slender BrindleApamea scolopacina2017
Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2017
SeraphimLobophora halterata2017
Dun-barCosmia trapezina2017
Cloaked CarpetEuphyia biangulata2017
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2017
Beautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexula2017
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2017
Barred RedHylaea fasciaria2017
CoronetCraniophora ligustri2017
Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2017
Purple BarCosmorhoe ocellata2017
Barred YellowCidaria fulvata2017
Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2017
Foxglove PugEupithecia pulchellata2017
MillerAcronicta leporina2017
White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2017
Sharp-angled PeacockMacaria alternata2017
Poplar GreySubacronicta megacephala2017
Small Angle ShadesEuplexia lucipara2017
Ghost MothHepialus humuli2017
Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula2017
Swallow ProminentPheosia tremula2017
FlameAxylia putris2017
Cloaked MinorMesoligia furuncula2017
True Lover's KnotLycophotia porphyrea2017
Purple ClayDiarsia brunnea2017
Green PugPasiphila rectangulata2017
UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2017
Plain Golden YAutographa jota2017
Brown RusticRusina ferruginea2017

🌿

Plants2 species

summer

2020

Bristle Club-rush · Rum Cherry

Bristle Club-rushIsolepis setacea
Rum CherryPrunus serotina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,633 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds9 species

autumn

2026

Jackdaw · Tawny Owl · Robin · Canada Goose · House Martin +4

JackdawColoeus monedula
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024

🦌

Mammals9 species

springsummer

2024

Pygmy Shrew · Grey Squirrel · Bat · Roe Deer · Red Fox +4

Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2018
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2018
BatChiroptera2018
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2018
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2018
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Brown HareLepus europaeus2018
ShrewSoricidae2018
BadgerMeles meles

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2018

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects97 species

summer

2021

Willow Beauty · Flame Shoulder · Snout · Poplar Hawk-moth · Common Marbled Carpet +92

Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2017
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2017
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2017
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2017
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019
Straw DotRivula sericealis2017
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2017
Early ThornSelenia dentaria2017
Blood-veinTimandra comae2017
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2017
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2017
Dot MothMelanchra persicariae2017
Fan-footHerminia tarsipennalis2017
Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides2017
Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2017
Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2017
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2017
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2017
LychnisHadena bicruris2017
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2017
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2017
Common PugEupithecia vulgata2017
Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2017
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2017
Small Fan-footHerminia grisealis2017
Marbled MinorOligia strigilis2017
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
HornetVespa crabro2020
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac2017
Small WainscotDenticucullus pygmina2017
Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2017
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2017
Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2017
Pinion-streaked SnoutSchrankia costaestrigalis2017
Common WaveCabera exanthemata2017
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2017
Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata2017
Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2017
Chinese CharacterCilix glaucata2017
Garden TigerArctia caja2017
Pebble Hook-tipDrepana falcataria2017
ClayMythimna ferrago2017
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2017
Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2017
SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2017
Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2017
Tawny-barred AngleMacaria liturata2017
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2017
Red Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe spadicearia2017
Pine CarpetPennithera firmata2017
V-pugChloroclystis v-ata2017
Muslin FootmanNudaria mundana2017
Common RusticMesapamea secalis2017
RivuletPerizoma affinitata2017
Small RivuletPerizoma alchemillata2017
Scorched CarpetLigdia adustata2017
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2017
Buff FootmanEilema depressa2017
Shaded Broad-barScotopteryx chenopodiata2017
Common FootmanEilema lurideola2017
Four-spotted FootmanLithosia quadra2017
Dark Sword-grassAgrotis ipsilon2017
Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2017
Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2017
Slender BrindleApamea scolopacina2017
Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2017
SeraphimLobophora halterata2017
Dun-barCosmia trapezina2017
Cloaked CarpetEuphyia biangulata2017
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2017
Beautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexula2017
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2017
Barred RedHylaea fasciaria2017
CoronetCraniophora ligustri2017
Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2017
Purple BarCosmorhoe ocellata2017
Barred YellowCidaria fulvata2017
Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2017
Foxglove PugEupithecia pulchellata2017
MillerAcronicta leporina2017
White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2017
Sharp-angled PeacockMacaria alternata2017
Poplar GreySubacronicta megacephala2017
Small Angle ShadesEuplexia lucipara2017
Ghost MothHepialus humuli2017
Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula2017
Swallow ProminentPheosia tremula2017
FlameAxylia putris2017
Cloaked MinorMesoligia furuncula2017
True Lover's KnotLycophotia porphyrea2017
Purple ClayDiarsia brunnea2017
Green PugPasiphila rectangulata2017
UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2017
Plain Golden YAutographa jota2017
Brown RusticRusina ferruginea2017

🌿

Plants2 species

summer

2020

Bristle Club-rush · Rum Cherry

Bristle Club-rushIsolepis setacea
Rum CherryPrunus serotina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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