Broadleaved woodland near Misson
74 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome74 ha
Getting here
53.46941, -0.92604
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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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Track on the edge of Misson Carr Nature Reserve
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Wildlife to spot
8,192 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,192 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSmall Copper · Speckled Wood · Common Darter · Common Carder Bee · Common Blue +4
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
- PeacockAglais io
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
🌿Plants125 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Marsh Speedwell · Common Nettle · Bramble · Common Reed · Common Hemp-nettle +120
- Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
- Velvet BentAgrostis canina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,192 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSmall Copper · Speckled Wood · Common Darter · Common Carder Bee · Common Blue +4
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
- PeacockAglais io
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
🌿Plants125 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Marsh Speedwell · Common Nettle · Bramble · Common Reed · Common Hemp-nettle +120
- Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
- Velvet BentAgrostis canina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Purple Small-reed
Purple Small-reed
Calamagrostis canescens
Calamagrostis canescens
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaThree-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinerviaThree-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinerviaWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisFloating Club-rushEleogiton fluitansFloating Club-rushEleogiton fluitansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareClimbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculataClimbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculataMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensisCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensisMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreWater ChickweedStellaria aquaticaWater ChickweedStellaria aquaticaBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisBrookweedSamolus valerandiBrookweedSamolus valerandiFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataZygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataKneiff's Hook-mossDrepanocladus aduncusKneiff's Hook-mossDrepanocladus aduncusRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrumRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrumGolden Feather-mossCampylium chrysophyllumGolden Feather-mossCampylium chrysophyllumLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusYellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescensYellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescensBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisMany-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpaMany-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpaWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisDusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridusDusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesShowy Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium speciosumShowy Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium speciosumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCerastium fontanum subsp. holosteoidesCerastium fontanum subsp. holosteoidesCerastium fontanum subsp. holosteoidesCerastium fontanum subsp. holosteoidesDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisWillowSalixWillowSalixBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgarePerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusRed CurrantRibes rubrumRed CurrantRibes rubrumRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaBifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifidaBifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifidaCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCelery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratusCelery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratusYellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgarisYellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgarisLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaBlunt-flowered RushJuncus subnodulosusBlunt-flowered RushJuncus subnodulosusRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiMarsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustrisMarsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustrisGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumGrey WillowSalix cinerea subsp. cinereaGrey WillowSalix cinerea subsp. cinereaCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreCorn MintMentha arvensisCorn MintMentha arvensisLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumBristle Club-rushIsolepis setaceaBristle Club-rushIsolepis setaceaWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumGypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusNarrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidensNarrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidensBread WheatTriticum aestivumBread WheatTriticum aestivumShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisEvents & activities nearby
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