New Quarry Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.72492, -0.55605
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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 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
13,533 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,533 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
winterspring
2025▾
Long-tailed Tit · Marsh Tit · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Rook +24
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Mole
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Psyllopsis fraxini agg. · Dasineura pustulans · Band-eyed Brown Horsefly · Golden-haired Robberfly +25
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
- Dasineura pustulansDasineura pustulans
- Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2024
- Golden-haired RobberflyChoerades marginatus2023
- Stictoleptura rubraStictoleptura rubra
Phragmidium bulbosum · Oak Mildew · Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. · Violet Bramble Rust · Umbellifer Mildew +20
- Phragmidium bulbosumPhragmidium bulbosum
- Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides
- Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.
- Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
- Umbellifer MildewErysiphe heraclei
- Erysiphe pisiErysiphe pisi
Red Bartsia · Common Nettle · Meadowsweet · Great Willowherb · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +60
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,533 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
winterspring
2025▾
Long-tailed Tit · Marsh Tit · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Rook +24
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Mole
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Psyllopsis fraxini agg. · Dasineura pustulans · Band-eyed Brown Horsefly · Golden-haired Robberfly +25
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
- Dasineura pustulansDasineura pustulans
- Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2024
- Golden-haired RobberflyChoerades marginatus2023
- Stictoleptura rubraStictoleptura rubra
Phragmidium bulbosum · Oak Mildew · Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. · Violet Bramble Rust · Umbellifer Mildew +20
- Phragmidium bulbosumPhragmidium bulbosum
- Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides
- Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.
- Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
- Umbellifer MildewErysiphe heraclei
- Erysiphe pisiErysiphe pisi
Red Bartsia · Common Nettle · Meadowsweet · Great Willowherb · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +60
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Oyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamicOyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamicCommon Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamicCommon Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamicBrimstoneGonepteryx rhamniBrimstoneGonepteryx rhamniUrophora stylataUrophora stylata2024Urophora stylataUrophora stylata2024Taxomyia taxiTaxomyia taxi2024Taxomyia taxiTaxomyia taxi2024Macrodiplosis pustularisMacrodiplosis pustularis2024Macrodiplosis pustularisMacrodiplosis pustularis2024Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2024Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2024Urophora carduiUrophora cardui2024Urophora carduiUrophora cardui2024Smooth-spangle CauserNeuroterus albipes f. agamic2024Smooth-spangle CauserNeuroterus albipes f. agamic2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2024Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2024Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis2024Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis2024Long-horned Black LegionnaireBeris geniculata2024Long-horned Black LegionnaireBeris geniculata2024Crochet-hooked StilettoThereva plebeja2024Crochet-hooked StilettoThereva plebeja2024Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2023Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2023Curved-leaf Gall CauserAndricus curvator f. sexual2023Curved-leaf Gall CauserAndricus curvator f. sexual2023Rondaniola bursariaRondaniola bursaria2023Rondaniola bursariaRondaniola bursaria2023Dasineura crataegiDasineura crataegi2023Dasineura crataegiDasineura crataegi2023Box SuckerPsylla buxi2023Box SuckerPsylla buxi2023Dasineura trifoliiDasineura trifolii2023Dasineura trifoliiDasineura trifolii2023Dasineura ulmariaDasineura ulmaria2023Dasineura ulmariaDasineura ulmaria2023Dasineura urticaeDasineura urticae2023Dasineura urticaeDasineura urticae2023Smooth Pea GallDiplolepis eglanteriae agg.2023Smooth Pea GallDiplolepis eglanteriae agg.2023Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2023Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2023Spermosporina aricola
Spermosporina aricola
Spermosporina aricola
Spermosporina aricola
Oily WaxcapHygrocybe quieta2024Oily WaxcapHygrocybe quieta2024Spangle WaxcapHygrocybe insipida2024Spangle WaxcapHygrocybe insipida2024Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus2024Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus2024Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus2024Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus2024Ambarelo'r BwganMacrolepiota procera2024Ambarelo'r BwganMacrolepiota procera2024Phyllactinia fraxiniPhyllactinia fraxini2024Phyllactinia fraxiniPhyllactinia fraxini2024Betony RustPuccinia betonicae2024Betony RustPuccinia betonicae2024Arum RustPuccinia sessilis2024Arum RustPuccinia sessilis2024Puccinia lapsanaePuccinia lapsanae2023Puccinia lapsanaePuccinia lapsanae2023Ground Ivy RustPuccinia glechomatis2023Ground Ivy RustPuccinia glechomatis2023Rose RustPhragmidium mucronatum2023Rose RustPhragmidium mucronatum2023Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum2023Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum2023Daisy RustPuccinia lagenophorae2023Daisy RustPuccinia lagenophorae2023Pale Bramble RustKuehneola uredinis2023Pale Bramble RustKuehneola uredinis2023Puccinia circaeaePuccinia circaeae2023Puccinia circaeaePuccinia circaeae2023Maple MildewSawadaea bicornis2023Maple MildewSawadaea bicornis2023Mallow RustPuccinia malvacearum2023Mallow RustPuccinia malvacearum2023Spurge RustMelampsora euphorbiae2023Spurge RustMelampsora euphorbiae2023DandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisWild MarjoramOriganum vulgareWild MarjoramOriganum vulgarePignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisYellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliataYellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliataLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseBetonyBetonica officinalisBetonyBetonica officinalisCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumNew Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii2024New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii2024Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine2024Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2024AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2024Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2024Dog-roseRosa canina2024Dog-roseRosa canina2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2024Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2024Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2023Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2023Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2023Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2023Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2023Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2023Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2023Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023