Broadleaved woodland near Stanton under Bardon
2 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.69409, -1.30871
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 🅿️Parking 83m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 83m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £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: Ivanhoe Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 6 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
67 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route118 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Alternative RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route327 m▾
Named routeLength 327 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route52 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
11,904 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
11,904 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Pied Wagtail · Robin · Dunnock +18
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Great TitParus major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Rabbit · Badger · Red Fox · Muntjac
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Common Spangle Causer · Silk-button Causer · Harlequin Ladybird · Marble Gall Causer · Cherry Gall Causer +22
- Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
- Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Marble Gall CauserAndricus kollari f. agamic2025
- Cherry Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. agamic2025
Parmotrema perlatum · Violet Bramble Rust · False Chanterelle · Porpidia tuberculosa · Oak Moss +19
- Parmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatum
- Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
- False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca
- Porpidia tuberculosaPorpidia tuberculosa
- Oak MossEvernia prunastri
- Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides
- Oyster Mushroom
🌿Plants32 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Gorse · Holly · Pedunculate Oak · Elder · Ciliated Fringewort +27
- GorseUlex europaeus
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare
- Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,904 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Pied Wagtail · Robin · Dunnock +18
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Great TitParus major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Rabbit · Badger · Red Fox · Muntjac
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Common Spangle Causer · Silk-button Causer · Harlequin Ladybird · Marble Gall Causer · Cherry Gall Causer +22
- Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
- Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Marble Gall CauserAndricus kollari f. agamic2025
- Cherry Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. agamic2025
Parmotrema perlatum · Violet Bramble Rust · False Chanterelle · Porpidia tuberculosa · Oak Moss +19
- Parmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatum
- Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
- False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca
- Porpidia tuberculosaPorpidia tuberculosa
- Oak MossEvernia prunastri
- Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides
- Oyster Mushroom
🌿Plants32 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Gorse · Holly · Pedunculate Oak · Elder · Ciliated Fringewort +27
- GorseUlex europaeus
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare
- Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Peacock
Peacock
Aglais io2025
Aglais io2025
Agonum muelleriAgonum muelleriAgonum muelleriAgonum muelleriPoecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreusAgonum marginatumAgonum marginatumAgonum marginatumAgonum marginatumAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusMigrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Liposthenes glechomaeLiposthenes glechomae2025Liposthenes glechomaeLiposthenes glechomae202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic2025Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic2025Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2025Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Oyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamic2025Oyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamic2025Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsusOrthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsus2025Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsusOrthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsus2025Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2025Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2025Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025Purple Spring JewelEriocrania sangii2025Purple Spring JewelEriocrania sangii2025Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025TrichoceraTrichocera2025TrichoceraTrichocera2025Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2024Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2024Lygus pratensisLygus pratensis2024Lygus pratensisLygus pratensis2024Pleurotus ostreatus
Pleurotus ostreatus
Snowy DiscoLachnum virgineumSnowy DiscoLachnum virgineumCladonia ramulosaCladonia ramulosaCladonia ramulosaCladonia ramulosaParmelia saxatilis s. lat.Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.Velvet ShankFlammulina velutipes var. velutipes2024Velvet ShankFlammulina velutipes var. velutipes2024Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina2024Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina2024Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae2024Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae2024Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus2024Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus2024Sulphur TuftHypholoma fasciculare var. fasciculare2024Sulphur TuftHypholoma fasciculare var. fasciculare2024Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius2024Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius2024Common EarthballScleroderma citrinum2024Common EarthballScleroderma citrinum2024Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea2024Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea2024Vuilleminia coryliVuilleminia coryli2024Vuilleminia coryliVuilleminia coryli2024TurkeytailTrametes versicolor2024TurkeytailTrametes versicolor2024Steccherinum ochraceumSteccherinum ochraceum2024Steccherinum ochraceumSteccherinum ochraceum2024Variable OysterlingCrepidotus variabilis2024Variable OysterlingCrepidotus variabilis2024Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta2024Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta2024Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumGiant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianumGiant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianumFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusLilacSyringa vulgarisLilacSyringa vulgarisBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumBud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2024Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2024Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024RaspberryRubus idaeus2024RaspberryRubus idaeus2024Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024Events & activities nearby
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