Hobday Hills Plantation - Woodland
0 ha
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.72215, -1.54977
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Coton in the Elms Circular WalkWalking route10 km▾
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route
Spires and SteeplesWalking route▾
53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Conkers CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRef Conkers CircuitRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route659 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 659 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route26 m▾
Named routeLength 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route160 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 160 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Family Forest Trail (Yellow)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Family Forest TrailRound trip
Wood Farm TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Wood Farm Trail
Shell Brook TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Shell Brook TrailRound tripLocal cycle route
Hicks Lodge TrailMountain bike route▾
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
33,788 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
33,788 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Mute Swan · Blue Tit +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- CootFulica atra
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Badger · Common Pipistrelle
- BadgerMeles meles
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Cryptocephalus moraei · Shining Dogwood Cutter · Meadow Cranesbill Weevil · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Willow Emerald Damselfly +34
- Cryptocephalus moraeiCryptocephalus moraei
- Shining Dogwood CutterAntispila metallella
- Meadow Cranesbill WeevilZacladus geranii
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Cyrtorhinus caricisCyrtorhinus caricis
🍄Fungi10 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Golden Scalycap · Crimped Gill · Wrinkled Peach · Lemon Disco · Chlorociboria +5
- Golden ScalycapPholiota aurivella
- Crimped GillPlicatura crispa
- Wrinkled PeachRhodotus palmatus
- Lemon DiscoCalycina citrina
- ChlorociboriaChlorociboria
- Uromyces junciUromyces junci
🌿Plants7 species
springsummer
2026▾
Early Dog-violet · Cherry Plum · Hornbeam · Viper's-bugloss · Vervain +2
- Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
- Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
- HornbeamCarpinus betulus
- Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025
- VervainVerbena officinalis2025
- Cyperus SedgeCarex pseudocyperus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
33,788 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Mute Swan · Blue Tit +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- CootFulica atra
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Badger · Common Pipistrelle
- BadgerMeles meles
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Cryptocephalus moraei · Shining Dogwood Cutter · Meadow Cranesbill Weevil · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Willow Emerald Damselfly +34
- Cryptocephalus moraeiCryptocephalus moraei
- Shining Dogwood CutterAntispila metallella
- Meadow Cranesbill WeevilZacladus geranii
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Cyrtorhinus caricisCyrtorhinus caricis
🍄Fungi10 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Golden Scalycap · Crimped Gill · Wrinkled Peach · Lemon Disco · Chlorociboria +5
- Golden ScalycapPholiota aurivella
- Crimped GillPlicatura crispa
- Wrinkled PeachRhodotus palmatus
- Lemon DiscoCalycina citrina
- ChlorociboriaChlorociboria
- Uromyces junciUromyces junci
🌿Plants7 species
springsummer
2026▾
Early Dog-violet · Cherry Plum · Hornbeam · Viper's-bugloss · Vervain +2
- Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
- Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
- HornbeamCarpinus betulus
- Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025
- VervainVerbena officinalis2025
- Cyperus SedgeCarex pseudocyperus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Limotettix striola
Limotettix striola
Limotettix striola
Limotettix striola
Livia juncorumLivia juncorumLivia juncorumLivia juncorumCommon ShorebugSaldula saltatoriaCommon ShorebugSaldula saltatoriaCharagochilus (Charagochilus) gyllenhaliiCharagochilus (Charagochilus) gyllenhaliiCharagochilus (Charagochilus) gyllenhaliiCharagochilus (Charagochilus) gyllenhaliiPemphigusPemphigusPemphigusPemphigusAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataPolymerus (Polymerus) nigritaPolymerus (Polymerus) nigritaPolymerus (Polymerus) nigritaPolymerus (Polymerus) nigritaThree-spot DotStigmella trimaculellaThree-spot DotStigmella trimaculellaPemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaeDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensHyledelphax elegantulaHyledelphax elegantulaHyledelphax elegantulaHyledelphax elegantulaPoplar-lettuce AphidPemphigus (Pemphigus) bursariusPoplar-lettuce AphidPemphigus (Pemphigus) bursariusMegacoelum infusumMegacoelum infusumMegacoelum infusumMegacoelum infusumCryptosiphum artemisiaeCryptosiphum artemisiaeCryptosiphum artemisiaeCryptosiphum artemisiaeBronze ShieldbugTroilus luridusBronze ShieldbugTroilus luridusCompsidolon (Coniortodes) salicellumCompsidolon (Coniortodes) salicellumCompsidolon (Coniortodes) salicellumCompsidolon (Coniortodes) salicellumEupteryx vittataEupteryx vittataEupteryx vittataEupteryx vittataLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaWater LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctataWater LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctataElaphrus cupreusElaphrus cupreusElaphrus cupreusElaphrus cupreusOrthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsusOrthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsusOrthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsusOrthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsusConosanus obsoletusConosanus obsoletusConosanus obsoletusConosanus obsoletusSmall CopperLycaena phlaeasSmall CopperLycaena phlaeasEurygasterEurygasterEurygasterEurygasterPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumCommon BluePolyommatus icarusCommon BluePolyommatus icarusSallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculiSallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculiSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaArtichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamicArtichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamicMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) artemisiaeMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) artemisiaeMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) artemisiaeMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) artemisiaeDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberBedeguar GallDiplolepis rosaeBedeguar GallDiplolepis rosaeCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataNetted Crust
Netted Crust
Byssomerulius corium
Byssomerulius corium
Common MazegillDatronia mollisCommon MazegillDatronia mollisPhlyctis argenaPhlyctis argenaPhlyctis argenaPhlyctis argenaBlushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosaBlushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa2025
2025
Ivy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulca2025Ivy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulca2025