Willesley Wood - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.73453, -1.49325
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
Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Conkers CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRef Conkers CircuitRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route659 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 659 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route26 m▾
Named routeLength 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Family Forest Trail (Yellow)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Family Forest TrailRound trip
Wood Farm TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Wood Farm Trail
Shell Brook TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Shell Brook TrailRound tripLocal cycle route
Hicks Lodge TrailMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
60,293 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
60,293 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Magpie +46
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Red Fox · Brown Hare · Hedgehog
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Citrus Leaf-miner · Ruby Tiger
- Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Citrus Leaf-minerPhyllocnistis citrella
- Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa
🍄Fungi7 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Cedar Cup · Polycephalomyces tomentosus · Peziza · Amethyst Deceiver · Fiery Milkcap +2
- Cedar CupGeopora sumneriana
- Polycephalomyces tomentosusPolycephalomyces tomentosus
- PezizaPeziza
- Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystina2025
- Fiery MilkcapLactarius pyrogalus2025
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
60,293 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Magpie +46
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Red Fox · Brown Hare · Hedgehog
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Citrus Leaf-miner · Ruby Tiger
- Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Citrus Leaf-minerPhyllocnistis citrella
- Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa
🍄Fungi7 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Cedar Cup · Polycephalomyces tomentosus · Peziza · Amethyst Deceiver · Fiery Milkcap +2
- Cedar CupGeopora sumneriana
- Polycephalomyces tomentosusPolycephalomyces tomentosus
- PezizaPeziza
- Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystina2025
- Fiery MilkcapLactarius pyrogalus2025
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Saffron MilkcapLactarius deliciosus2025Saffron MilkcapLactarius deliciosus2025Events & activities nearby
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