Twyford Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland13 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
52.79140, -0.59209
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
- 🌿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 km3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Danelaw WayWalking 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
Photos
Former airfield runway, Twyford Wood
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Wildlife to spot
14,801 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,801 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Chaffinch +31
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Lesser Stag Beetle
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Parsley Piert · Forget-Me-Not · Cowslip · Yarrow +66
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis
- Forget-Me-NotMyosotis
- CowslipPrimula veris
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,801 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Chaffinch +31
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Lesser Stag Beetle
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Parsley Piert · Forget-Me-Not · Cowslip · Yarrow +66
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis
- Forget-Me-NotMyosotis
- CowslipPrimula veris
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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