Cat's Head Wood
✦ Ancient woodland13 ha
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
52.44504, -0.58969
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- 🐕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
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Scorpion Weed, Common Centaury, Heath Speedwell +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Lyveden WayWalking route15.2 km▾
Named routeLength 15.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Lyveden Way way-marker in Fermyn Wood Country Park
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Wildlife to spot
13,353 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,353 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin · Magpie +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Broad-bodied Chaser · Brown Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly +6
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Tufted Hair-grass · Hawthorn · Wood-sedge · Field Maple · Hazel +91
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
- Field MapleAcer campestre
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
- Field-roseRosa arvensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,353 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin · Magpie +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Broad-bodied Chaser · Brown Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly +6
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Tufted Hair-grass · Hawthorn · Wood-sedge · Field Maple · Hazel +91
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
- Field MapleAcer campestre
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
- Field-roseRosa arvensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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