Stapleford Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland12 ha
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
53.09251, -0.71368
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 km1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Highfield Drivepublic footpath · 181 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 181 mPath type: service
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Bassingham - Carlton le Moorland Cycle TrackCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route40 m▾
Named routeLength 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route915 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 915 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route431 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route256 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 256 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→How useful was the information on this page?
id: 74354aca-98bf-4af7-a105-eb19aefa6cd1
Wildlife to spot
6,754 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,754 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springsummer
2025▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Blackcap · Wren · Pintail +33
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WigeonMareca penelope
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PintailAnas acuta
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- PochardAythya ferina
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
Purple Brittlegill · Oak Pin · Stump Puffball · Common Bonnet · Wood Cauliflower +17
- Purple BrittlegillRussula atropurpurea
- Oak PinCudoniella acicularis
- Stump PuffballApioperdon pyriforme
- Common BonnetMycena galericulata
- Wood CauliflowerSparassis crispa
- Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus
- Purplepore BracketTrichaptum abietinum
Heath Wood-rush · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Common Bent · Wavy Bitter-cress · Poa pratensis +51
- Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
- Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
- Poa pratensisPoa pratensis
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Goat WillowSalix caprea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,754 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springsummer
2025▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Blackcap · Wren · Pintail +33
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WigeonMareca penelope
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PintailAnas acuta
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- PochardAythya ferina
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
Purple Brittlegill · Oak Pin · Stump Puffball · Common Bonnet · Wood Cauliflower +17
- Purple BrittlegillRussula atropurpurea
- Oak PinCudoniella acicularis
- Stump PuffballApioperdon pyriforme
- Common BonnetMycena galericulata
- Wood CauliflowerSparassis crispa
- Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus
- Purplepore BracketTrichaptum abietinum
Heath Wood-rush · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Common Bent · Wavy Bitter-cress · Poa pratensis +51
- Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
- Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
- Poa pratensisPoa pratensis
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Goat WillowSalix caprea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
