Ashley Wood
Dorset
In May, see plenty of bluebells, wood anemones and early-purple orchids at this sprawling hazel and ash wood.
Avoncliff Wood
Wiltshire
Ancient woods dotted with oak and ash coppice and in spring, an abundance of potent wild garlic.
Ravensroost Wood
Wiltshire
Go here for tawny owls and 450 species of fungi, including the jelly-like mass of brain fungus.
Goblin Combe
Somerset
Mendip views and butterflies including dingy skippers, brown argus and green hairstreak.
Browne’s Folly
Somerset
An old quarry is a sanctuary for horseshoe bats, while the woodland is home to woodpeckers and asparagus.
Lower Woods
Gloucestershire
One of the region’s largest and oldest woodlands, home to common-spotted orchids and devil’s-bit scabious.
Warleigh Point
Devon
A wooded walk with estuary views. You’ll probably hear the great spotted woodpeckers before you see them.
East Dartmoor
Devon
Part moss, part algae, lichens create a wintery layer over trees. Dartmoor is one of the best places to see it.
