Parson's Wood - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.20504, -1.18777
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 393m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 393m 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
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 648
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route▾
Dukeries TrailWalking route▾
Meden TrailWalking route▾
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Maun Valley TrailWalking route▾
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Skegby TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 648Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 648National Cycle Network
Teversal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route984 m▾
Named routeRef 648Length 984 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route661 m▾
Named routeRef 648Length 661 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 648Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
North Streetbridleway · 209 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 209 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
William Wood Lanebridleway · 469 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 469 mSurface concretePath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
24,919 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
24,919 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Robin · Magpie · Mallard · Carrion Crow +29
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- CootFulica atra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
Tall Fescue Planthopper
- Tall Fescue PlanthopperRibautodelphax imitans
Lesser Celandine · Bluebell · Dog's Mercury · Hogweed · Hawthorn +77
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Wood MelickMelica uniflora
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,919 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Robin · Magpie · Mallard · Carrion Crow +29
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- CootFulica atra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
Tall Fescue Planthopper
- Tall Fescue PlanthopperRibautodelphax imitans
Lesser Celandine · Bluebell · Dog's Mercury · Hogweed · Hawthorn +77
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Wood MelickMelica uniflora
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
