Mickley Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland14 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha
Getting here
52.76962, -0.60225
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
- 🅿️Parking 309m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 309m away — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
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 km2 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
6,210 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,210 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRook · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Jackdaw · Blackcap +15
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Lagria hirta · Chirosia histricina · Meadow Cranesbill Weevil · Band-eyed Brown Horsefly · Lesser Stag Beetle +3
- Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
- Chirosia histricinaChirosia histricina
- Meadow Cranesbill WeevilZacladus geranii
- Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Red-girdled SpindlerAllantus rufocinctus
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +66
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
- Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,210 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRook · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Jackdaw · Blackcap +15
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Lagria hirta · Chirosia histricina · Meadow Cranesbill Weevil · Band-eyed Brown Horsefly · Lesser Stag Beetle +3
- Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
- Chirosia histricinaChirosia histricina
- Meadow Cranesbill WeevilZacladus geranii
- Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Red-girdled SpindlerAllantus rufocinctus
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +66
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
- Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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