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50.74095, -4.22880
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Nuthatch, Coal Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Nuthatch, Coal Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Water Mint, Bramble, Blackthorn +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Gatekeeper +69 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Gatekeeper +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Spearwort, Lustrous Bog-moss, Tamarisk Scalewort +272 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Lesser Spearwort, Lustrous Bog-moss, Tamarisk Scalewort +272 more · last seen 2018
Free
1 marked walking trail(s)
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
The Packhorse Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BCP Local walking route
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Wildlife to spot
1,965 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,965 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Coal Tit · Robin · Crossbill · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch +39
Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Siskin Spinus spinus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Swift Apus apus2019 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2019 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2022 ▾
Red Deer · Hedgehog
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020 Speckled Wood · Large White · Peacock · Red Admiral · Gatekeeper +27
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Many-stalked Spike-rush · Pale Butterwort · Selfheal · Yew · Narrow-leaved Vetch +26
Many-stalked Spike-rush Eleocharis multicaulis Pale Butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Yew Taxus baccata Narrow-leaved Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. nigra Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,965 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Coal Tit · Robin · Crossbill · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch +39
Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Siskin Spinus spinus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Swift Apus apus2019 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2019 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2022 ▾
Red Deer · Hedgehog
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020 Speckled Wood · Large White · Peacock · Red Admiral · Gatekeeper +27
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Many-stalked Spike-rush · Pale Butterwort · Selfheal · Yew · Narrow-leaved Vetch +26
Many-stalked Spike-rush Eleocharis multicaulis Pale Butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Yew Taxus baccata Narrow-leaved Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. nigra Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2019
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2019
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2019
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2021
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2021
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides2021
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides2021
Donacia versicolorea Donacia versicolorea2021
Donacia versicolorea Donacia versicolorea2021
Pachytodes cerambyciformis Pachytodes cerambyciformis2021
Pachytodes cerambyciformis Pachytodes cerambyciformis2021
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2021
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2021
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2019
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2019
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2019
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2019
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2019
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2019
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2019
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2019
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2019
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2019
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2019
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2019
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2019
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2019
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2019
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2019
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2019
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2019
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2019
Hornet Vespa crabro2019
Hornet Vespa crabro2019
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata2019
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata2019
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Lustrous Bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens2018
Lustrous Bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens2018
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre2018
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre2018
Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci2018
Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci2018
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2018
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2018
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2018
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2018
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2018
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2018
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2018
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2018
Velvet Bent Agrostis canina2018
Velvet Bent Agrostis canina2018
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2018
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2018
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus2018
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus2018
Gorse Ulex europaeus2018
Gorse Ulex europaeus2018
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2018
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2018
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2018
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2018
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2018
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2018
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2018
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2018
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper2018
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper2018
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum2018
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum2018
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica2018
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica2018
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2018
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2018
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2018
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2018
Alder Alnus glutinosa2018
Alder Alnus glutinosa2018
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2018
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2018
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2018
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2018 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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