Wildlife at Packwood House

Fantastic fungi

If you are planning on visiting our welly walk, see if you can see any fungi growing on the dead wood and trees. You can also find them growing in the lawns and in the dung of our sheep. 

Have fun seeing what fungi you can spot. Just remember not to touch any of them as some fungi can be really toxic.

Spiders webs

If you fancy an early morning walk you will see how many spiders there are. In our woodlands you will see silk spun between trees, in our hedgerows and on the outside panes of the house windows, all beautifully outlined with the frosty dew of the morning.

Across in the woodland, nuthatches are a regular sight and can often be spotted climbing up the trees. They are beautifully coloured birds with a little black stripe across their eyes.

Our grey herons are often seen standing motionless down by the lake, searching for small fish and amphibians. They look almost prehistoric when they take off and once in the air they are often mistaken for birds of prey.

So, come and discover all the wildlife that calls Packwood home throughout the autumn and winter months from a variety of birds to squirrels hiding their nuts for the winter ahead.