Great Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.65829, -1.28145
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
Named hiking route nearby: National Forest Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route52 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route424 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 424 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Farmland east of Thornton
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Wildlife to spot
52,230 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
52,230 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Blackbird · Coot · Robin · Magpie +37
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CootFulica atra
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great TitParus major
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- TealAnas crecca
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Common GullLarus canus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Frog
Harlequin Ladybird · Pterostichus minor · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Empoasca vitis · Black Clock +1
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Pterostichus minorPterostichus minor
- Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
- Empoasca vitisEmpoasca vitis
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Bitter Chocolate Rust · Melanelixia fuliginosa · Jelly Ear · Protomyces macrosporus · Lepraria incana s. lat. +6
- Bitter Chocolate RustUromyces ficariae
- Melanelixia fuliginosaMelanelixia fuliginosa
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Protomyces macrosporusProtomyces macrosporus
- Lepraria incana s. lat.Lepraria incana s. lat.
- SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha
- Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta
Dilated Scalewort · Marsh-marigold · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Forked Veilwort · Bulrush
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- BulrushTypha latifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
52,230 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Blackbird · Coot · Robin · Magpie +37
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CootFulica atra
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great TitParus major
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- TealAnas crecca
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Common GullLarus canus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Frog
Harlequin Ladybird · Pterostichus minor · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Empoasca vitis · Black Clock +1
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Pterostichus minorPterostichus minor
- Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
- Empoasca vitisEmpoasca vitis
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Bitter Chocolate Rust · Melanelixia fuliginosa · Jelly Ear · Protomyces macrosporus · Lepraria incana s. lat. +6
- Bitter Chocolate RustUromyces ficariae
- Melanelixia fuliginosaMelanelixia fuliginosa
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Protomyces macrosporusProtomyces macrosporus
- Lepraria incana s. lat.Lepraria incana s. lat.
- SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha
- Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta
Dilated Scalewort · Marsh-marigold · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Forked Veilwort · Bulrush
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- BulrushTypha latifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta
Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta
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