Wellesley Spinney - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.58359, -0.67157
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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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
4,767 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,767 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Green Woodpecker · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Field Vole · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023
🐝Insects3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Ashy Mining Bee · Common Cockchafer · Jaapiella veronicae
- Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2024
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Jaapiella veronicaeJaapiella veronicae2023
Collared Mosscap · Myriolecis crenulata · Lecidella elaeochroma · Variospora flavescens · Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat. +4
- Collared MosscapRickenella swartzii
- Myriolecis crenulataMyriolecis crenulata
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
- Variospora flavescensVariospora flavescens
- Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.
- Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcata
Wall Scalewort · Wood Avens · Garlic Mustard · Common Nettle · Common Sorrel +62
- Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023
- AspenPopulus tremula2023
- Tutsan
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,767 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Green Woodpecker · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Field Vole · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023
🐝Insects3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Ashy Mining Bee · Common Cockchafer · Jaapiella veronicae
- Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2024
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Jaapiella veronicaeJaapiella veronicae2023
Collared Mosscap · Myriolecis crenulata · Lecidella elaeochroma · Variospora flavescens · Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat. +4
- Collared MosscapRickenella swartzii
- Myriolecis crenulataMyriolecis crenulata
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
- Variospora flavescensVariospora flavescens
- Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.
- Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcata
Wall Scalewort · Wood Avens · Garlic Mustard · Common Nettle · Common Sorrel +62
- Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023
- AspenPopulus tremula2023
- Tutsan
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Orange Lichen
Common Orange Lichen
Xanthoria parietina
Xanthoria parietina
Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendensPhyscia adscendensPhyscia adscendensDiploicia canescensDiploicia canescensDiploicia canescensDiploicia canescensHypericum androsaemum2023
Hypericum androsaemum2023
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2023Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2023Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2023Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2023Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2023Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2023BoxBuxus sempervirens2023BoxBuxus sempervirens2023Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2023Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2023Common DuckweedLemna minor2023Common DuckweedLemna minor2023SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2023SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2023Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynumBud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumParsley-piertAphanes arvensisParsley-piertAphanes arvensisCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMeadow BarleyHordeum secalinum2023Meadow BarleyHordeum secalinum2023HornbeamCarpinus betulus2023HornbeamCarpinus betulus2023Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2023Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2023Black HorehoundBallota nigra2023Black HorehoundBallota nigra2023DogwoodCornus sanguinea2023DogwoodCornus sanguinea2023SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2023SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2023Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2023Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2023Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2023Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2023Scots PinePinus sylvestris2023Scots PinePinus sylvestris2023Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2023Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2023Ranunculus subg. BatrachiumRanunculus subg. Batrachium2023Ranunculus subg. BatrachiumRanunculus subg. Batrachium2023SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023Common OracheAtriplex patula2023Common OracheAtriplex patula2023Events & activities nearby
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