Danbury Common - Woodland plantation 4 ha
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Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
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51.70353, 0.58657
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▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Centenary Circle Walking route 34 km ▾
Named route Length 34 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Admiral McHardy Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Blakes Wood to Lingwood Common Walk, Danbury Walking route 4 km ▾
Woodland paths can be hilling in places, with occasional protruding tree roots. Paths can become muddy, suitable footwear is necessary. Not suitable for pushchairs, wheelchairs or cycles. Can be connected with Lingwood trails and Danbury trails.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Danbury Common to Lingwood Common Walk, Danbury Walking route 2.4 km ▾
Easy walking on a waymarked route. There are grassy tracks and some tree routes. May not be suitable for pushchairs or wheelchairs as some areas can get muddy in wet weather and during the winter. Can be connected with Blakes wood and Lingwood trails.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map St Peter's Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Regional walking route
Show on map 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 227 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 227 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot 10,842 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Wigeon +28
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wigeon Mareca penelope Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Pochard Aythya ferina Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Shoveler Spatula clypeata Stock Dove Columba oenas Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
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Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 51 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Gorse Shieldbug · Pine Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Minotaur Beetle +46
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025 Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus 7-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,842 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Wigeon +28
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wigeon Mareca penelope Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Pochard Aythya ferina Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Shoveler Spatula clypeata Stock Dove Columba oenas Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 51 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Gorse Shieldbug · Pine Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Minotaur Beetle +46
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025 Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus 7-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
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Stygnocoris sabulosus Stygnocoris sabulosus2025
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2025
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2025
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
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Scolopostethus decoratus Scolopostethus decoratus2025
Scolopostethus decoratus Scolopostethus decoratus2025
Peritrechus geniculatus Peritrechus geniculatus2025
Peritrechus geniculatus Peritrechus geniculatus2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
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Strophosoma nebulosum Strophosoma nebulosum2025
Strophosoma nebulosum Strophosoma nebulosum2025
Tanner Beetle Prionus coriarius2025
Tanner Beetle Prionus coriarius2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
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Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Brachycarenus tigrinus Brachycarenus tigrinus2025
Brachycarenus tigrinus Brachycarenus tigrinus2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis2025
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Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025
Cymus melanocephalus Cymus melanocephalus2025
Cymus melanocephalus Cymus melanocephalus2025
Common Green Capsid Lygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2025
Common Green Capsid Lygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2025
Agnocoris reclairei Agnocoris reclairei2025
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Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Acalypta parvula Acalypta parvula2025
Acalypta parvula Acalypta parvula2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025
Nephus redtenbacheri Nephus redtenbacheri2025
Nephus redtenbacheri Nephus redtenbacheri2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
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Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
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Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio2025
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Plinthisus brevipennis Plinthisus brevipennis2025
Plinthisus brevipennis Plinthisus brevipennis2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025
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Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album2025
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Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
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Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
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Peacock Aglais io2025
Peacock Aglais io2025
White Admiral Limenitis camilla2025
White Admiral Limenitis camilla2025
Syrphus vitripennis Syrphus vitripennis2025
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