Gunby Gorse - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.76455, -0.67725
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
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mowbray WayWalking route14 km▾
Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Ordnance Survey Flush Bracket 1234
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Wildlife to spot
5,306 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,306 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds4 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Goldfinch · Kestrel · Bullfinch · Redwing
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Red Fox
🐝Insects51 species
springsummer
2025▾
Meadow Grasshopper · Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Azure Damselfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Vestal Cuckoo Bee +46
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus
🌿Plants100 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Spotted-orchid · Green-winged Orchid · Ground-ivy · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Cowslip +95
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,306 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds4 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Goldfinch · Kestrel · Bullfinch · Redwing
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Red Fox
🐝Insects51 species
springsummer
2025▾
Meadow Grasshopper · Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Azure Damselfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Vestal Cuckoo Bee +46
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus
🌿Plants100 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Spotted-orchid · Green-winged Orchid · Ground-ivy · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Cowslip +95
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas