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50.96082, -4.03575
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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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Strawberry Seed Beetle, Garden Chafer +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Strawberry Seed Beetle, Garden Chafer +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Enchanter's-nightshade, Southern Marsh-orchid · last seen 2024; Plants — Enchanter's-nightshade, Southern Marsh-orchid · last seen 2024
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
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Wildlife to spot
2,337 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,337 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Collared Dove · Swallow · Pheasant +35
Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Common Gull Larus canus2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Raven Corvus corax2021 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring summer
2021 ▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole +4
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea Indet. Deer Cervidae Stoat 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Strawberry Seed Beetle · Garden Chafer · Syrphus · Swollen-thighed Beetle +2
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola Syrphus Syrphus Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Enchanter's-nightshade · Southern Marsh-orchid
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,337 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Collared Dove · Swallow · Pheasant +35
Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Common Gull Larus canus2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Raven Corvus corax2021 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring summer
2021 ▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole +4
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea Indet. Deer Cervidae Stoat 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Strawberry Seed Beetle · Garden Chafer · Syrphus · Swollen-thighed Beetle +2
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola Syrphus Syrphus Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Enchanter's-nightshade · Southern Marsh-orchid
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mustela erminea
Mustela erminea
Red Deer Cervus elaphus
Red Deer Cervus elaphus
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus 2023
2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023 