Brookside Spinney - Woodland plantation
1 ha
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.41823, -0.74247
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕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
- 🐕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 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km▾
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Named routeRef 552Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route260 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 260 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route690 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 690 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route164 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 164 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route847 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 847 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
16,323 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,323 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springwinter
2025▾
Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Goldfinch +38
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwiftApus apus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
🐝Insects5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Hornet Hoverfly · Batman Hoverfly · 24-spot Ladybird
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
White Campion · Hawthorn · Common Nettle · Weld · Creeping Thistle +15
- White CampionSilene latifolia
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- WeldReseda luteola
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,323 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springwinter
2025▾
Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Goldfinch +38
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwiftApus apus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
🐝Insects5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Hornet Hoverfly · Batman Hoverfly · 24-spot Ladybird
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
White Campion · Hawthorn · Common Nettle · Weld · Creeping Thistle +15
- White CampionSilene latifolia
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- WeldReseda luteola
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
