Spital Wood - Broadleaved woodland
9 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
53.03567, -0.97907
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
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southwell Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route (48)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef (48)National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
National Byway (Southwell Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 48Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route795 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 795 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 48Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
9,278 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,278 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspring
2026▾
Wren · Blue Tit · Mute Swan · Greylag Goose · Moorhen +41
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Marmalade Hoverfly · Xylota segnis · Oak Bush-cricket · 14-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly +44
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
- Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Stone Parsley · Mistletoe · Primrose · Ramsons · Slender Speedwell +16
- Stone ParsleySison amomum
- MistletoeViscum album
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
- Great LettuceLactuca virosa
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,278 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspring
2026▾
Wren · Blue Tit · Mute Swan · Greylag Goose · Moorhen +41
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Marmalade Hoverfly · Xylota segnis · Oak Bush-cricket · 14-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly +44
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
- Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Stone Parsley · Mistletoe · Primrose · Ramsons · Slender Speedwell +16
- Stone ParsleySison amomum
- MistletoeViscum album
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
- Great LettuceLactuca virosa
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Dock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusXanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequumSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiens10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataLiophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatusCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiOpomyza florumOpomyza florumOpomyza florumOpomyza florumMelanostomaMelanostomaMelanostomaMelanostomaPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumParent BugElasmucha griseaParent BugElasmucha griseaBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaYellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitorYellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitorNyctia halterataNyctia halterataNyctia halterataNyctia halterataKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesBalclutha punctataBalclutha punctataBalclutha punctataBalclutha punctataPlatycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulataCuliseta annulataCuliseta annulataToxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebrisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanis22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaLittle SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformisLittle SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformisSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataRhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricumRhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorGiant FescueSchedonorus giganteusGiant FescueSchedonorus giganteusWall LettuceMycelis muralisWall LettuceMycelis muralisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus