Ollerton Pit Wood - Broadleaved woodland
9 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
53.19468, -0.99844
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
- 🅿️Parking 255m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 255m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £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 km6 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greenwood TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Dukeries TrailWalking route▾
Major Oak TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Giants TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Park Lanepublic footpath · 2.4 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 2.4 kmPath type: footway
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Southwell Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Green Route
Outlaw TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red Route
Viking TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue Route
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Wildlife to spot
12,434 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,434 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +28
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwiftApus apus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great TitParus major2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Bat
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects11 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Box Bug · 22-spot Ladybird · Ledra aurita · Banded Demoiselle · 14-spot Ladybird +6
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Ledra auritaLedra aurita
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata
🍄Fungi72 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hairy Curtain Crust · Blushing Bracket · Razor Strop Fungus · Brown Rollrim · Skullcap Dapperling +67
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
- Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus2024
- Skullcap DapperlingLeucocoprinus brebissonii
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
Equal-leaved Knotgrass · Pink-sorrel · Guernsey Fleabane · Procumbent Yellow-sorrel · Canadian Fleabane +14
- Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum
- Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata
- Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis
- Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata
- Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Purple Toadflax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,434 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +28
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwiftApus apus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great TitParus major2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Bat
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects11 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Box Bug · 22-spot Ladybird · Ledra aurita · Banded Demoiselle · 14-spot Ladybird +6
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Ledra auritaLedra aurita
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata
🍄Fungi72 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hairy Curtain Crust · Blushing Bracket · Razor Strop Fungus · Brown Rollrim · Skullcap Dapperling +67
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
- Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus2024
- Skullcap DapperlingLeucocoprinus brebissonii
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
Equal-leaved Knotgrass · Pink-sorrel · Guernsey Fleabane · Procumbent Yellow-sorrel · Canadian Fleabane +14
- Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum
- Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata
- Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis
- Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata
- Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Purple Toadflax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Linaria purpurea
Linaria purpurea
Annual Beard-grassPolypogon monspeliensisAnnual Beard-grassPolypogon monspeliensisGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusRat's-tail FescueVulpia myurosRat's-tail FescueVulpia myurosProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberShaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiataShaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiataButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinum