Woodland plantation near Little Hale
7 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
52.93224, -0.25467
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 public paths nearby
Public paths
North Drovepublic footpath · 3.4 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 3.4 kmPath type: unclassified
1 signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Photos
Triangulation Pillar S4638 with Farm Track, Little Hale Fen
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Wildlife to spot
2,836 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,836 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Little Owl · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Kestrel +31
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2014
- RobinErithacus rubecula2014
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2014
- Great TitParus major2014
- DunnockPrunella modularis2014
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2014
Rabbit · Brown Hare
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects6 species
springsummer
2023▾
Common Darter · Longitarsus dorsalis · Agriotes sputator · Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly +1
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Longitarsus dorsalisLongitarsus dorsalis2016
- Agriotes sputatorAgriotes sputator2016
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Yarrow · Water-Starwort · Amphibious Bistort · Reed Canary-grass · Meadowsweet +72
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Water-StarwortCallitriche
- Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,836 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Little Owl · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Kestrel +31
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2014
- RobinErithacus rubecula2014
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2014
- Great TitParus major2014
- DunnockPrunella modularis2014
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2014
Rabbit · Brown Hare
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects6 species
springsummer
2023▾
Common Darter · Longitarsus dorsalis · Agriotes sputator · Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly +1
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Longitarsus dorsalisLongitarsus dorsalis2016
- Agriotes sputatorAgriotes sputator2016
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Yarrow · Water-Starwort · Amphibious Bistort · Reed Canary-grass · Meadowsweet +72
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Water-StarwortCallitriche
- Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2017
2017
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2014Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2014Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2014Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2014Hard RushJuncus inflexus2014Hard RushJuncus inflexus2014Rosa caninaRosa canina2014Rosa caninaRosa canina2014Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2014Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2014Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaSpiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatumSpiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatumSunflowerHelianthus annuusSunflowerHelianthus annuusFat DuckweedLemna gibbaFat DuckweedLemna gibbaNuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttalliiNuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttalliiCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansGreat BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepiumGreat BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepiumFringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltataFringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltataGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususBrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2017BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2017Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2017Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2017Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2017Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2017Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2017Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2017Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2017Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2017Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2017Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2017Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2017Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2017Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2017Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2017Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2017Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2017Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2017SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2017Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2017Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2017Black MedickMedicago lupulina2017Black MedickMedicago lupulina2017Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2017Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2017Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia2017Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia2017DewberryRubus caesius2014DewberryRubus caesius2014Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2014Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2014False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2014False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2014NipplewortLapsana communis2014NipplewortLapsana communis2014Narrow-leaved Water-plantainAlisma lanceolatum2014Narrow-leaved Water-plantainAlisma lanceolatum2014Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2014Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2014HemlockConium maculatum2014HemlockConium maculatum2014ColtsfootTussilago farfara2014ColtsfootTussilago farfara2014Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2014Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2014Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2014Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2014Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2014Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2014Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2014Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2014Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2014Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2014Common NettleUrtica dioica2014Common NettleUrtica dioica2014DandelionTaraxacum2014DandelionTaraxacum2014Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2014Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2014Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2014Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2014Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2014Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2014Common BentAgrostis capillaris2014Common BentAgrostis capillaris2014Mare's-tailHippuris vulgaris2014Mare's-tailHippuris vulgaris2014Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2014Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2014Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2014Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2014Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2014Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2014False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2014False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2014Common CouchElymus repens2014Common CouchElymus repens2014HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2014HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2014CleaversGalium aparine2014CleaversGalium aparine2014Common SallowSalix cinerea2014Common SallowSalix cinerea2014White Dead-nettleLamium album2014White Dead-nettleLamium album2014CharlockSinapis arvensis2014CharlockSinapis arvensis2014White CloverTrifolium repens2014White CloverTrifolium repens2014Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2014Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2014Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2014Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2014CowslipPrimula veris2014CowslipPrimula veris2014HawthornCrataegus monogyna2014HawthornCrataegus monogyna2014Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2014Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2014Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2014Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2014Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata2014Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata2014Events & activities nearby
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