Big Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland6 ha
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.48906, -0.36135
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
- 🌿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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient 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
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km▾
Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Swallow, Rothwell, Binbrook, Walesby Top loopMountain bike route58 km▾
Named routeLength 58 kmLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
4,776 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,776 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springautumn
2025▾
Wren · Robin · Great Tit · Meadow Pipit · Blackbird +40
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Juniper Shieldbug · Common Darter +8
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Oak Bush-cricket
Common Toadflax · Yarrow · Harebell · Black Nightshade · Weld +10
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- WeldReseda luteola
- Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,776 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springautumn
2025▾
Wren · Robin · Great Tit · Meadow Pipit · Blackbird +40
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Juniper Shieldbug · Common Darter +8
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Oak Bush-cricket
Common Toadflax · Yarrow · Harebell · Black Nightshade · Weld +10
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- WeldReseda luteola
- Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meconema thalassinum
Meconema thalassinum
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusOpomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationis2024Opomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationis2024Dark-palped MelindaMelinda viridicyanea2024Dark-palped MelindaMelinda viridicyanea2024Hebecnema umbraticaHebecnema umbratica2024Hebecnema umbraticaHebecnema umbratica2024Helina impunctaHelina impuncta2024Helina impunctaHelina impuncta2024Common MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumBuglossLycopsis arvensisBuglossLycopsis arvensisWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusSpindleEuonymus europaeusSpindleEuonymus europaeusEvents & activities nearby
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