Search our site
-
Visiting woods
Walking
Taking a walk in the woods is the easiest way to enjoy the outdoors and get closer to nature. From woodland glade to unexplored pathways, where will your visit to the woods take you?
-
Woodland Trust Wood
Hargate Forest
Tunbridge Wells
61.72 ha (152.51 acres)
-
Forestry Commission England Wood
Horsford Woods
Norfolk
123.94 ha (306.26 acres)
-
Trees woods and wildlife
Gatekeeper
Named for its rigorous patrol of hedges and woodland rides, the gatekeeper butterfly is a prime pollinator. Look for them sipping nectar on sunny days in the summer.
-
Shepway District Council Wood
Encombe
Kent
1.04 ha (2.57 acres)
-
Trees woods and wildlife
Privet hawk-moth
Gentle giants of the moth world. These strong fliers are brightly coloured as both caterpillars and adults, going from vibrant green to blushing pink.
-
Trees woods and wildlife
Red-headed cardinal beetle
A flame-coloured sun worshiper, the red-headed cardinal basks in the summer sun in woods and hedgerows, and nestles under loose bark on broadleaved trees.
-
Trees woods and wildlife
Wood warbler
A woodland songster often heard trilling through the treetops, the wood warbler graces the UK with its rich song during the summer, before migrating to Africa for the winter.
-
Borough of Poole Wood
Plantation Road
Dorset
1.57 ha (3.88 acres)
-
Lancaster City Council Wood
Dale Wood
Lancashire
2.13 ha (5.26 acres)