Rowhele Wood - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.74707, -1.16078
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
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ 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
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £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 · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
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Loughborough Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route▾
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Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route▾
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Wildlife to spot
41,287 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
41,287 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Cormorant · Starling · Water Rail · Pied Wagtail +14
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Gyr FalconFalco rusticolus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects36 species
springautumn
2026▾
Common Quaker · Hebrew Character · Clouded Drab · March Moth · Mottled Umber +31
- Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
- Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
- Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta
- March MothAlsophila aescularia
- Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2025
- Shoulder StripeEarophila badiata
Turkeytail · Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Smoky Bracket · Oyster Mushroom · Lepraria incana s. lat. +42
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
- Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.
- Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta
- Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus
- Lepraria incana s. lat.Lepraria incana s. lat.
- SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha
- Lecidella elaeochroma
🌿Plants11 species
winterspring
2026▾
Dog's Mercury · Lords-and-Ladies · Wood Anemone · Honeysuckle · Sweet Violet +6
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- HazelCorylus avellana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
41,287 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Cormorant · Starling · Water Rail · Pied Wagtail +14
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Gyr FalconFalco rusticolus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects36 species
springautumn
2026▾
Common Quaker · Hebrew Character · Clouded Drab · March Moth · Mottled Umber +31
- Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
- Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
- Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta
- March MothAlsophila aescularia
- Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2025
- Shoulder StripeEarophila badiata
Turkeytail · Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Smoky Bracket · Oyster Mushroom · Lepraria incana s. lat. +42
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
- Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.
- Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta
- Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus
- Lepraria incana s. lat.Lepraria incana s. lat.
- SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha
- Lecidella elaeochroma
🌿Plants11 species
winterspring
2026▾
Dog's Mercury · Lords-and-Ladies · Wood Anemone · Honeysuckle · Sweet Violet +6
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- HazelCorylus avellana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lecidella elaeochroma
Lecidella elaeochroma
PezizaPezizaPezizaPezizaSilver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureumSilver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureumCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumHairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumCommon Orange LichenXanthoria parietinaCommon Orange LichenXanthoria parietinaWitch's ButterExidia glandulosaWitch's ButterExidia glandulosaOak MossEvernia prunastriOak MossEvernia prunastriCrystal BrainExidia nucleataCrystal BrainExidia nucleataWood BlewitsLepista nudaWood BlewitsLepista nudaCoesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipesCoesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipesSpring HazelcupEncoelia furfuraceaSpring HazelcupEncoelia furfuraceaWrinkled CrustPhlebia radiata2025Wrinkled CrustPhlebia radiata2025Sheathed WoodtuftKuehneromyces mutabilis2025Sheathed WoodtuftKuehneromyces mutabilis2025Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea2025Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea2025Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis2025Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis2025Stinking DapperlingLepiota cristata2025Stinking DapperlingLepiota cristata2025Erythricium aurantiacumErythricium aurantiacumErythricium aurantiacumErythricium aurantiacumJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeCommon Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatusCommon Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatusNetted Shield LichenParmelia sulcataNetted Shield LichenParmelia sulcataArthonia atraArthonia atra2025Arthonia atraArthonia atra2025Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2025Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2025Aromatic PinkgillEntoloma pleopodium2025Aromatic PinkgillEntoloma pleopodium2025Willow BracketPhellinus igniarius2025Willow BracketPhellinus igniarius2025Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens2025Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens2025Palamino CupPeziza repanda2025Palamino CupPeziza repanda2025Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica2025Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica2025ArmillariaArmillaria2025ArmillariaArmillaria2025Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa2025Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa2025Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.2025Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.2025Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina2025Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina2025Stubble RosegillVolvopluteus gloiocephalus2025Stubble RosegillVolvopluteus gloiocephalus2025Shaggy ParasolChlorophyllum rhacodes2025Shaggy ParasolChlorophyllum rhacodes2025GanodermaGanoderma2025GanodermaGanoderma2025Weeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabunda2025Weeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabunda2025Purple JellydiscAscocoryne sarcoides2025Purple JellydiscAscocoryne sarcoides2025Hazel WoodwartHypoxylon fuscum2025Hazel WoodwartHypoxylon fuscum2025Laxitextum bicolorLaxitextum bicolor2025Laxitextum bicolorLaxitextum bicolor2025DeceiverLaccaria laccata2025DeceiverLaccaria laccata2025Willow ShieldPluteus salicinus2025Willow ShieldPluteus salicinus2025Hart's-Tongue
Hart's-Tongue
Asplenium scolopendrium
Asplenium scolopendrium
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2025Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2025Events & activities nearby
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