Potter's Wood - Broadleaved woodland
31 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome31 ha
Getting here
52.74028, -1.59908
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Linton Village Hall Parking 440m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Linton Village Hall Parking 440m away — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates
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 km5 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Coton in the Elms Circular WalkWalking route10 km▾
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route
Spires and SteeplesWalking route▾
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Duchess Closepublic footpath · 72 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 72 mPath type: residential
Colliery Lanepublic footpath · 379 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 379 mPath type: unclassified
63 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Conkers CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRef Conkers CircuitRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route730 m▾
Named routeLength 730 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route32 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface pavementslabs
Main RouteCycling route25 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 25 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route190 m▾
Named routeLength 190 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Northern Edge of Potter's Wood
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Wildlife to spot
9,076 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,076 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Wagtail · Lesser Redpoll · Kestrel
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
🐝Insects2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Xestophanes potentillae
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Xestophanes potentillaeXestophanes potentillae
Cleavers · Ash · Wood Avens · Pedunculate Oak · Creeping Buttercup +90
- CleaversGalium aparine
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,076 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Wagtail · Lesser Redpoll · Kestrel
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
🐝Insects2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Xestophanes potentillae
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Xestophanes potentillaeXestophanes potentillae
Cleavers · Ash · Wood Avens · Pedunculate Oak · Creeping Buttercup +90
- CleaversGalium aparine
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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