Green Side Wood - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland36 ha
Plan your visit
🍂Seasonal🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome36 ha
Getting here
52.43481, -0.55291
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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
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
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
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Lyveden WayWalking route15.2 km▾
Named routeLength 15.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
East Northamptonshire GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
3,812 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,812 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Long-tailed Tit +37
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwiftApus apus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Brown Hare
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🐝Insects39 species
springsummer
2025▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Scarce Chaser · Broad-bodied Chaser · Dock Bug · Four-spotted Chaser +34
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Giant Hogweed · Tall Melilot · Eyebright · Whorled Mint · Lesser Centaury +7
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2024
- EyebrightEuphrasia2024
- Whorled MintMentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillata2024
- Lesser CentauryCentaurium pulchellum2024
- Round-leaved FluellenKickxia spuria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,812 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Long-tailed Tit +37
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwiftApus apus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Brown Hare
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🐝Insects39 species
springsummer
2025▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Scarce Chaser · Broad-bodied Chaser · Dock Bug · Four-spotted Chaser +34
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Giant Hogweed · Tall Melilot · Eyebright · Whorled Mint · Lesser Centaury +7
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2024
- EyebrightEuphrasia2024
- Whorled MintMentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillata2024
- Lesser CentauryCentaurium pulchellum2024
- Round-leaved FluellenKickxia spuria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark Bush-cricket
Dark Bush-cricket
Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrataRhingia rostrataRhingia rostrataHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024CheilosiaCheilosia2024CheilosiaCheilosia2024Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2024Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2024Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCommon Ground-hopperTetrix undulataCommon Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaWayward SawflyTenthredo temulaWayward SawflyTenthredo temulaMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisBatman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum202424-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202424-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2024Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris20242024
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Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2024Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2024BetonyBetonica officinalis2024BetonyBetonica officinalis2024Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2024Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2024Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum2024Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum2024Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2024Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2024Sulphur CloverTrifolium ochroleucon2024Sulphur CloverTrifolium ochroleucon2024Events & activities nearby
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