Cabbagehill Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › South Kesteven Getting here
52.76705, -0.53468
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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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +51 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +51 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Danelaw Way Walking route ▾
Rutland Round Walking route 105 km ▾
Named route Length 105 km Regional walking route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
5,079 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,079 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackcap · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Robin · Stock Dove +32
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Stock Dove Columba oenas Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Raven Corvus corax Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swift Apus apus Skylark Alauda arvensis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swallow Hirundo rustica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Tawny Owl Strix aluco Dunnock Prunella modularis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus False Oat-grass · Wild Privet · Caper Spurge · Ribwort Plantain · Black Medick +68
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Black Medick Medicago lupulina Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis Field Maple Acer campestre Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,079 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackcap · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Robin · Stock Dove +32
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Stock Dove Columba oenas Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Raven Corvus corax Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swift Apus apus Skylark Alauda arvensis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swallow Hirundo rustica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Tawny Owl Strix aluco Dunnock Prunella modularis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus False Oat-grass · Wild Privet · Caper Spurge · Ribwort Plantain · Black Medick +68
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Black Medick Medicago lupulina Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis Field Maple Acer campestre Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mint Mentha
Mint Mentha
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Honesty Lunaria annua
Honesty Lunaria annua
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Box Buxus sempervirens
Box Buxus sempervirens
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum
Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Winter-cress Barbarea vulgaris
Winter-cress Barbarea vulgaris
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Creeping Comfrey Symphytum grandiflorum
Creeping Comfrey Symphytum grandiflorum
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Cedar-of-Lebanon Cedrus libani
Cedar-of-Lebanon Cedrus libani
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Norway Spruce Picea abies
Norway Spruce Picea abies
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Austrian Pine Pinus nigra
Austrian Pine Pinus nigra
Rubus ulmifolius Rubus ulmifolius
Rubus ulmifolius Rubus ulmifolius
Snow-in-summer Cerastium tomentosum
Snow-in-summer Cerastium tomentosum
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
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