Broadleaved woodland near Stoney Stanton
2 ha
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.55083, -1.27993
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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Chanings — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Chanings — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
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 km25 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Footpath V51Walking route▾
Named routeRef V51
Bridleway V53Walking route▾
Named routeRef V53
Bridleway V29Walking route▾
Named routeRef V29
Footpath V35Walking route▾
Named routeRef V35
Footpath U50Walking route▾
Named routeRef U50
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Stoney Stanton-Disused Quarry
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Wildlife to spot
32,964 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
32,964 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Moorhen +16
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Red Fox · Rabbit
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects119 species
springautumn
2026▾
Double-striped Pug · Small Quaker · Hawthorn Leaf-miner · Light Brown Apple Moth · Early Thorn +114
- Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata
- Small QuakerOrthosia cruda
- Hawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliella2025
- Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana
- Early ThornSelenia dentaria
- Dotted BorderAgriopis marginaria
🍄Fungi4 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Crystal Brain · Meadow Waxcap · Shaggy Inkcap · Brown Rollrim
- Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
- Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis2025
- Shaggy InkcapCoprinus comatus2025
- Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus2025
🌿Plants5 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Snowdrop · Bulrush · Norway Maple · Spotted Medick
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- BulrushTypha latifolia2025
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
- Spotted MedickMedicago arabica2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
32,964 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Moorhen +16
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Red Fox · Rabbit
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects119 species
springautumn
2026▾
Double-striped Pug · Small Quaker · Hawthorn Leaf-miner · Light Brown Apple Moth · Early Thorn +114
- Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata
- Small QuakerOrthosia cruda
- Hawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliella2025
- Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana
- Early ThornSelenia dentaria
- Dotted BorderAgriopis marginaria
🍄Fungi4 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Crystal Brain · Meadow Waxcap · Shaggy Inkcap · Brown Rollrim
- Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
- Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis2025
- Shaggy InkcapCoprinus comatus2025
- Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus2025
🌿Plants5 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Snowdrop · Bulrush · Norway Maple · Spotted Medick
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- BulrushTypha latifolia2025
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
- Spotted MedickMedicago arabica2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas