Old Hag Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland5 ha
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
53.22783, -0.66381
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
Named cycling route nearby: Route 64
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Fossdyke Canal TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 647Cycling route32 km▾
Named routeRef 647Length 32 kmPoint-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Route 93Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 93Regional cycle route
Skellingthorpe Road Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Doddington RoadCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Birchwood AvenueCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
8,553 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,553 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMoorhen · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Coot · Robin +33
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MagpiePica pica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Dolichopus festivus · Siphona · Common Water-Boatman · Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis · Helophilus pendulus +33
- Dolichopus festivusDolichopus festivus
- SiphonaSiphona
- Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca
- Notonecta (Notonecta) viridisNotonecta (Notonecta) viridis
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Platycheirus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,553 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMoorhen · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Coot · Robin +33
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MagpiePica pica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Dolichopus festivus · Siphona · Common Water-Boatman · Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis · Helophilus pendulus +33
- Dolichopus festivusDolichopus festivus
- SiphonaSiphona
- Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca
- Notonecta (Notonecta) viridisNotonecta (Notonecta) viridis
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Platycheirus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus
Platycheirus
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaTwin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictusTwin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictusSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesMetatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescens14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusDicrotendipes pulsusDicrotendipes pulsusDicrotendipes pulsusDicrotendipes pulsusHylemya variataHylemya variataHylemya variataHylemya variataEncyrtidaeEncyrtidaeEncyrtidaeEncyrtidaeGarden MomphaMompha subbistrigellaGarden MomphaMompha subbistrigellaTomosvaryella sylvaticaTomosvaryella sylvaticaTomosvaryella sylvaticaTomosvaryella sylvaticaCapsusCapsusCapsusCapsusHylemyza partitaHylemyza partitaHylemyza partitaHylemyza partitaSynoditesSynoditesSynoditesSynoditesBarycnemis harpuraBarycnemis harpuraBarycnemis harpuraBarycnemis harpuraChelonusChelonusChelonusChelonusIsmarusIsmarusIsmarusIsmarusPsallusPsallusPsallusPsallusFannia armataFannia armataFannia armataFannia armataRhopalomyiaRhopalomyiaRhopalomyiaRhopalomyiaMicrogaster noviciaMicrogaster noviciaMicrogaster noviciaMicrogaster noviciaMesoleius axillarisMesoleius axillarisMesoleius axillarisMesoleius axillarisBotanophila striolataBotanophila striolataBotanophila striolataBotanophila striolataPipunculusPipunculusPipunculusPipunculusMesochorusMesochorusMesochorusMesochorusTrichopria aequataTrichopria aequataTrichopria aequataTrichopria aequata