Will's Wood - Woodland
4 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
53.10089, -1.95039
Open directionsv
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 km10 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Young Woodland LoopWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17Walking route16.2 km▾
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Fosters TrailWalking route▾
Crabapple TrailWalking route▾
Valley Woodland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.5 km▾
Named routeRef 559Length 5.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km▾
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Photos
A footpath alongside the Hamps near Waterhouse farm
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Wildlife to spot
12,965 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,965 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBarn Owl · Peregrine · Willow Warbler · Robin · Chiffchaff +38
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RavenCorvus corax
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Mole · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Brandt's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat +3
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Brandt's BatMyotis brandtii2024
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
Bibio pomonae · Rhingia campestris · Empis livida · Mesembrina meridiana · Marmalade Hoverfly +1
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024
- Empis lividaEmpis livida2024
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
🌿Plants4 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Butterbur · Hogweed · Dandelion · Lesser Butterfly-orchid
- ButterburPetasites hybridus
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
- DandelionTaraxacum2023
- Lesser Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera bifolia2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,965 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBarn Owl · Peregrine · Willow Warbler · Robin · Chiffchaff +38
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RavenCorvus corax
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Mole · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Brandt's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat +3
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Brandt's BatMyotis brandtii2024
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
Bibio pomonae · Rhingia campestris · Empis livida · Mesembrina meridiana · Marmalade Hoverfly +1
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024
- Empis lividaEmpis livida2024
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
🌿Plants4 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Butterbur · Hogweed · Dandelion · Lesser Butterfly-orchid
- ButterburPetasites hybridus
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
- DandelionTaraxacum2023
- Lesser Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera bifolia2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rabbit
Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
NoctuleNyctalus noctulaNoctuleNyctalus noctulaField VoleMicrotus agrestis2024Field VoleMicrotus agrestis20242023
2023