Willam's Wood - Broadleaved woodland
0 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.61755, -0.64231
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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 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rutland Water CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wakerly Woods Red RouteMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
6,300 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,300 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
springautumn
2025▾
Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin · Swift · Kestrel +23
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwiftApus apus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RavenCorvus corax
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Badger · Brown Hare
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🐝Insects37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Cinnabar · Marbled White · Vapourer · Magpie Moth · Peacock +32
- CinnabarTyria jacobaeae
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea
- VapourerOrgyia antiqua
- Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata
- PeacockAglais io
- Phasia hemipteraPhasia hemiptera
- Common Red Soldier Beetle
Fragrant Funnel · Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Physcia adscendens · Common Orange Lichen · Arum Rust
- Fragrant FunnelClitocybe fragrans
- Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.2024
- Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens2024
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina2024
- Arum RustPuccinia sessilis2024
Dandelion · Groundsel · Spear Thistle · Common Nettle · Shining Crane's-bill +71
- DandelionTaraxacum
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,300 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
springautumn
2025▾
Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin · Swift · Kestrel +23
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwiftApus apus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RavenCorvus corax
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Badger · Brown Hare
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🐝Insects37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Cinnabar · Marbled White · Vapourer · Magpie Moth · Peacock +32
- CinnabarTyria jacobaeae
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea
- VapourerOrgyia antiqua
- Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata
- PeacockAglais io
- Phasia hemipteraPhasia hemiptera
- Common Red Soldier Beetle
Fragrant Funnel · Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Physcia adscendens · Common Orange Lichen · Arum Rust
- Fragrant FunnelClitocybe fragrans
- Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.2024
- Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens2024
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina2024
- Arum RustPuccinia sessilis2024
Dandelion · Groundsel · Spear Thistle · Common Nettle · Shining Crane's-bill +71
- DandelionTaraxacum
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhagonycha fulva
Rhagonycha fulva
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalisBox Tree MothCydalima perspectalisScarlet TigerCallimorpha dominulaScarlet TigerCallimorpha dominulaYellow-tailEuproctis similisYellow-tailEuproctis similisChocolate Mining BeeAndrena scoticaChocolate Mining BeeAndrena scoticaGorse WeevilExapion ulicis2024Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2024Yellow-shouldered Nomad BeeNomada ferruginata2024Yellow-shouldered Nomad BeeNomada ferruginata2024Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Taxomyia taxiTaxomyia taxiTaxomyia taxiTaxomyia taxiPhytomyza ranunculiPhytomyza ranunculiPhytomyza ranunculiPhytomyza ranunculiPhytomyza chaerophylliPhytomyza chaerophylliPhytomyza chaerophylliPhytomyza chaerophylliPhytomyza crassisetaPhytomyza crassisetaPhytomyza crassisetaPhytomyza crassisetaBuff ErmineSpilosoma luteaBuff ErmineSpilosoma luteaCommon BluePolyommatus icarusCommon BluePolyommatus icarusMeadow BrownManiola jurtinaMeadow BrownManiola jurtinaCommaPolygonia c-albumCommaPolygonia c-albumBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansIchneumon stramentorIchneumon stramentorIchneumon stramentorIchneumon stramentorRuby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosaRuby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosaHolly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicisHolly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicisCommon QuakerOrthosia cerasiCommon QuakerOrthosia cerasiKnopper GallAndricus quercuscalicis2024Knopper GallAndricus quercuscalicis2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2024Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria20242024
2024
IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaProcumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculataProcumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculataWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaBalkan AnemoneAnemone blandaBalkan AnemoneAnemone blandaIndet. ComfreySymphytumIndet. ComfreySymphytumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumBoxBuxus sempervirensBoxBuxus sempervirensPolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgareScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2024Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2024Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024GorseUlex europaeus2024GorseUlex europaeus2024Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2024Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2024WeldReseda luteola2024WeldReseda luteola2024Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus2024Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Field PansyViola arvensis2024Field PansyViola arvensis2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2024Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2024Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2024Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2024Hoary PlantainPlantago media2024Hoary PlantainPlantago media2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2024Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2024Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla2024Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla2024Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024HemlockConium maculatum2024HemlockConium maculatum2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2024Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2024Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024