White's Wood
✦ Ancient woodland7 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
52.90884, -2.00153
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Spiky Bog-moss · last seen 2017
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Painted Lady, Large White +21 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Small White, Painted Lady, Large White +21 more · last seen 2020
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route▾
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Wildlife to spot
578 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
578 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Dunnock · Blackbird · Robin +23
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
- CurlewNumenius arquata2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2021
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Field Vole · Hedgehog +6
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea2020
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2020
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
16-spot Ladybird
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Wood Anemone · Foxglove · White Dead-nettle · Garlic Mustard · Cleavers +67
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
578 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Dunnock · Blackbird · Robin +23
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
- CurlewNumenius arquata2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2021
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Field Vole · Hedgehog +6
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea2020
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2020
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
16-spot Ladybird
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Wood Anemone · Foxglove · White Dead-nettle · Garlic Mustard · Cleavers +67
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
rodentsRodentia2020rodentsRodentia2020Water ShrewNeomys fodiens2020Water ShrewNeomys fodiens2020Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2020Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2020BadgerMeles meles2020BadgerMeles meles2020Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2020Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2020Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraLarge Bitter-cressCardamine amaraLarge Bitter-cressCardamine amaraCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGlabrous WhitlowgrassErophila glabrescensGlabrous WhitlowgrassErophila glabrescensPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaSquare-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonumSquare-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonumCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleEvents & activities nearby
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