Ash Holt - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.60635, -1.04764
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
- 🌿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 km20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route▾
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Route 63Cycling route▾
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Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
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Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route332 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 332 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route28 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
27,851 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
27,851 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin +42
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great TitParus major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Brown Hare · Weasel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- WeaselMustela nivalis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects17 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Oyster Gall Causer · Cola-nut Causer · Corizus hyoscyami +12
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Oyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamic
- Cola-nut CauserAndricus lignicola f. agamic
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
🍄Fungi12 species
winterautumn
2026▾
King Alfred's Cakes · Jelly Ear · Wet Rot · Yellow Brain · Witch's Butter +7
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Wet RotConiophora puteana
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
- Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea
Hazel · Hedge Woundwort · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Yellow Iris
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,851 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin +42
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great TitParus major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Brown Hare · Weasel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- WeaselMustela nivalis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects17 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Oyster Gall Causer · Cola-nut Causer · Corizus hyoscyami +12
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Oyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamic
- Cola-nut CauserAndricus lignicola f. agamic
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
🍄Fungi12 species
winterautumn
2026▾
King Alfred's Cakes · Jelly Ear · Wet Rot · Yellow Brain · Witch's Butter +7
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Wet RotConiophora puteana
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
- Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea
Hazel · Hedge Woundwort · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Yellow Iris
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Orange Lichen
Common Orange Lichen
Xanthoria parietina
Xanthoria parietina
Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcataNetted Shield LichenParmelia sulcataBeefsteak FungusFistulina hepatica2025Beefsteak FungusFistulina hepatica2025Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus2025Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus2025CrepidotusCrepidotus2025CrepidotusCrepidotus2025Redleg ClubTyphula erythropus2025Redleg ClubTyphula erythropus2025Events & activities nearby
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