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Willow Plantation

3 ha

WildlifeBirdsFungi

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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52.05955, 0.54494

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Barn Owl, Robin, Tawny Owl +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Robin, Tawny Owl +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Myriolecis albescens, Porpidia soredizodes, Acarospora fuscata +58 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Myriolecis albescens, Porpidia soredizodes, Acarospora fuscata +58 more · last seen 2013

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Large White +51 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Large White +51 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Cuspidate Earth-moss, White-tipped Bristle-moss +63 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Cuspidate Earth-moss, White-tipped Bristle-moss +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Colne Valley PathWalking route37 km

Named routeLength 37 kmLocal walking route

London to Walsingham - stage 04Walking route

Named routeRef LW04Local walking route

Wool Towns WalkWalking route50 km

Named routeLength 50 km

London to Walsingham - stage 05Walking route

Named routeRef LW05Local walking route

Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

3,538 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,538 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Robin · Blackbird · Barn Owl · Hobby · Wren +41

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RavenCorvus corax2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
DunnockPrunella modularis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
SwiftApus apus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Streptopelia turtur turturStreptopelia turtur turtur2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
GarganeySpatula querquedula2023
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2022
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022

🦌

Mammals2 species

wintersummer

2023

Brown Hare · Muntjac

Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2022

🦎

Reptiles2 species

autumn

2023

Grass Snake · Common Lizard

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Common LizardZootoca vivipara2022

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2023

Banded Demoiselle · Emperor Dragonfly · White-legged Damselfly · Scarce Chaser · Four-spotted Chaser +5

Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2022

🌿

Plants3 species

winter

2026

Common Field-speedwell · Taraxacum agg. · Biting Stonecrop

Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
Biting StonecropSedum acre2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,538 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Robin · Blackbird · Barn Owl · Hobby · Wren +41

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RavenCorvus corax2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
DunnockPrunella modularis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
SwiftApus apus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Streptopelia turtur turturStreptopelia turtur turtur2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
GarganeySpatula querquedula2023
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2022
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022

🦌

Mammals2 species

wintersummer

2023

Brown Hare · Muntjac

Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2022

🦎

Reptiles2 species

autumn

2023

Grass Snake · Common Lizard

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Common LizardZootoca vivipara2022

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2023

Banded Demoiselle · Emperor Dragonfly · White-legged Damselfly · Scarce Chaser · Four-spotted Chaser +5

Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2022

🌿

Plants3 species

winter

2026

Common Field-speedwell · Taraxacum agg. · Biting Stonecrop

Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
Biting StonecropSedum acre2024

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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