Old Hills Wood - Broadleaved woodland
5 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
52.80249, -0.90716
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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
Lowland fens 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 · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mowbray WayWalking route14 km▾
Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route191 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 191 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route232 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route687 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 687 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route746 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 746 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
18,212 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,212 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Wigeon · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit · Shoveler +28
- WigeonMareca penelope
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RavenCorvus corax
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
🦌Mammals4 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐝Insects66 species
springsummer
2025▾
Stenocranus minutus · Dicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobii · Coremacera marginata · Sermylassa halensis · Stictopleurus punctatonervosus +61
- Stenocranus minutusStenocranus minutus
- Dicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobiiDicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobii
- Coremacera marginataCoremacera marginata
- Sermylassa halensisSermylassa halensis
- Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus
- Common Darter
Oak Moss
- Oak MossEvernia prunastri
🌿Plants10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Lady's Bedstraw · Smooth Sow-thistle · Greater Plantain · Greater Spearwort · Upright Hedge-parsley +5
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
- Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,212 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Wigeon · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit · Shoveler +28
- WigeonMareca penelope
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RavenCorvus corax
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
🦌Mammals4 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐝Insects66 species
springsummer
2025▾
Stenocranus minutus · Dicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobii · Coremacera marginata · Sermylassa halensis · Stictopleurus punctatonervosus +61
- Stenocranus minutusStenocranus minutus
- Dicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobiiDicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobii
- Coremacera marginataCoremacera marginata
- Sermylassa halensisSermylassa halensis
- Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus
- Common Darter
Oak Moss
- Oak MossEvernia prunastri
🌿Plants10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Lady's Bedstraw · Smooth Sow-thistle · Greater Plantain · Greater Spearwort · Upright Hedge-parsley +5
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
- Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Common BluePolyommatus icarusCommon BluePolyommatus icarusMacrosteles sardusMacrosteles sardusMacrosteles sardusMacrosteles sardusGreen Furrow BeeLasioglossum morioGreen Furrow BeeLasioglossum morioTrypetoptera punctulataTrypetoptera punctulataTrypetoptera punctulataTrypetoptera punctulataDicyphus (Dicyphus) tamaniniiDicyphus (Dicyphus) tamaniniiDicyphus (Dicyphus) tamaniniiDicyphus (Dicyphus) tamaniniiEuscelis incisusEuscelis incisusEuscelis incisusEuscelis incisus24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataThistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosaThistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosaCinnabarTyria jacobaeaeCinnabarTyria jacobaeaeRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiGrammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornisLathbury's Nomad BeeNomada lathburianaLathbury's Nomad BeeNomada lathburianaCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusAgromyza nanaAgromyza nanaAgromyza nanaAgromyza nanaRibautiana tenerrimaRibautiana tenerrimaRibautiana tenerrimaRibautiana tenerrimaAnaceratagallia ribautiAnaceratagallia ribautiAnaceratagallia ribautiAnaceratagallia ribautiNysius huttoniNysius huttoniNysius huttoniNysius huttoniLamprotettix nitidulusLamprotettix nitidulusLamprotettix nitidulusLamprotettix nitidulusCoriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatusNysius senecionisNysius senecionisNysius senecionisNysius senecionisBrown ArgusAricia agestisBrown ArgusAricia agestisOrthops (Orthops) kalmiiOrthops (Orthops) kalmiiOrthops (Orthops) kalmiiOrthops (Orthops) kalmiiHauptidia maroccanaHauptidia maroccanaHauptidia maroccanaHauptidia maroccanaHawthorn TuftBucculatrix bechsteinellaHawthorn TuftBucculatrix bechsteinellaCicadula persimilisCicadula persimilisCicadula persimilisCicadula persimilisMocydia croceaMocydia croceaMocydia croceaMocydia croceaDiplolepis nervosaDiplolepis nervosaDiplolepis nervosaDiplolepis nervosaSmall CopperLycaena phlaeasSmall CopperLycaena phlaeasGreen-veined WhitePieris napiGreen-veined WhitePieris napiSpiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidensSpiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidensRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraHyledelphax elegantulaHyledelphax elegantulaHyledelphax elegantulaHyledelphax elegantulaAcericerus ribautiAcericerus ribautiAcericerus ribautiAcericerus ribautiBishop's MitreAelia acuminataBishop's MitreAelia acuminataCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumNeophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatusStenocranus majorStenocranus majorStenocranus majorStenocranus majorLygus pratensisLygus pratensisLygus pratensisLygus pratensisNeottiglossa pusillaNeottiglossa pusillaNeottiglossa pusillaNeottiglossa pusillaRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusAthysanus argentariusAthysanus argentariusAthysanus argentariusAthysanus argentariusMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisSwan-feather DwarfElachista argentellaSwan-feather DwarfElachista argentellaSpeudotettix subfusculusSpeudotettix subfusculusSpeudotettix subfusculusSpeudotettix subfusculusVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansBrimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolataBrimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolataBurnet CompanionEuclidia glyphicaBurnet CompanionEuclidia glyphicaPoecilobothrus nobilitatusPoecilobothrus nobilitatusPoecilobothrus nobilitatusPoecilobothrus nobilitatusCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumMeadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrataMeadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrataUrophora quadrifasciataUrophora quadrifasciataUrophora quadrifasciataUrophora quadrifasciataChrysopa perlaChrysopa perlaChrysopa perlaChrysopa perlaCommaPolygonia c-albumCommaPolygonia c-albumLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaCommon Sorrel
Common Sorrel
Rumex acetosa
Rumex acetosa
PignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaEvents & activities nearby
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