Will's Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.08589, -1.94698
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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weaver WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Young Woodland LoopWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Crabapple TrailWalking route▾
Valley Woodland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 15Walking route12.9 km▾
Named routeLength 12.9 kmRegional walking route
Bradnop and Cawdry 20public footpath · 430 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 430 mPath type: service
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 550Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km▾
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route140 m▾
Named routeRef 549Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route184 m▾
Named routeRef 549Length 184 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route104 m▾
Named routeRef 549Length 104 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
12,103 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,103 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBarn Owl · Peregrine · Swallow · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff +45
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RavenCorvus corax
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
🦌Mammals9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Mole · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Brandt's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat +4
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Brandt's BatMyotis brandtii2024
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
- Field Vole
🐝Insects5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Bibio pomonae · 7-spot Ladybird · Mesembrina meridiana · Marmalade Hoverfly · Alder Leaf Beetle
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
🌿Plants3 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Butterbur · Mistletoe · Lesser Butterfly-orchid
- ButterburPetasites hybridus
- MistletoeViscum album2024
- Lesser Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera bifolia2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,103 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBarn Owl · Peregrine · Swallow · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff +45
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RavenCorvus corax
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
🦌Mammals9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Mole · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Brandt's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat +4
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Brandt's BatMyotis brandtii2024
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
- Field Vole
🐝Insects5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Bibio pomonae · 7-spot Ladybird · Mesembrina meridiana · Marmalade Hoverfly · Alder Leaf Beetle
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
🌿Plants3 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Butterbur · Mistletoe · Lesser Butterfly-orchid
- ButterburPetasites hybridus
- MistletoeViscum album2024
- Lesser Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera bifolia2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Microtus agrestis
Microtus agrestis
Brown HareLepus europaeusBrown HareLepus europaeusRabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024WeaselMustela nivalis2023WeaselMustela nivalis2023