Dogkennel Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.69933, -0.41303
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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
- 🐕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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Lincolnshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
6,626 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,626 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds11 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Tawny Owl · Pochard · Woodpigeon +6
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- PochardAythya ferina
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2021
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
- BadgerMeles meles2021
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Gatekeeper · Small White · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Green-veined White +28
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Mistletoe · Yarrow · Ground-ivy · Great Willowherb · Beech +18
- MistletoeViscum album
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,626 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds11 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Tawny Owl · Pochard · Woodpigeon +6
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- PochardAythya ferina
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2021
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
- BadgerMeles meles2021
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Gatekeeper · Small White · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Green-veined White +28
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Mistletoe · Yarrow · Ground-ivy · Great Willowherb · Beech +18
- MistletoeViscum album
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2022RingletAphantopus hyperantus2022PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Hawthorn ParornixParornix anglicella2022Hawthorn ParornixParornix anglicella2022Hazel ParornixParornix devoniella2022Hazel ParornixParornix devoniella2022Golden DotStigmella aurella2022Golden DotStigmella aurella2022Maple DotStigmella aceris2022Maple DotStigmella aceris2022Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2022Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2022Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2022Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2022Ledra auritaLedra auritaLedra auritaLedra auritaRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2022Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2022Barred Fruit-tree DotEctoedemia atricollis2022Barred Fruit-tree DotEctoedemia atricollis2022Hazel leaf-minerPhyllonorycter nicellii2022Hazel leaf-minerPhyllonorycter nicellii2022Hawthorn DrabParaswammerdamia nebulella2022Hawthorn DrabParaswammerdamia nebulella2022Speckled Hazel DotStigmella floslactella2022Speckled Hazel DotStigmella floslactella2022Nut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryli2022Nut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryli2022White-banded DotEctoedemia albifasciella2022White-banded DotEctoedemia albifasciella2022Garden StiltGracillaria syringella2022Garden StiltGracillaria syringella2022Broken-barred Oak DotEctoedemia subbimaculella2022Broken-barred Oak DotEctoedemia subbimaculella2022Willow Bent-wingPhyllocnistis saligna2022Willow Bent-wingPhyllocnistis saligna2022Maple Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter acerifoliella2022Maple Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter acerifoliella2022Blackthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter spinicolella2022Blackthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter spinicolella2022Fruit-tree DotStigmella oxyacanthella2022Fruit-tree DotStigmella oxyacanthella2022Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2022Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2022Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacumGarden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacumDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissima