Lady Wood - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland12 ha
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
52.44889, -0.55560
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 · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Lyveden WayWalking route15.2 km▾
Named routeLength 15.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Footpath alongside Lady Wood
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Wildlife to spot
8,715 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,715 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Wren · Robin +43
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐝Insects23 species
springsummer
2025▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Scarce Chaser · Four-spotted Chaser · Broad-bodied Chaser · Black-tailed Skimmer +18
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
🌿Plants9 species
summerautumn
2026▾
White Comfrey · Creeping Bent · Prickly Sow-thistle · Common Couch · Scorpion Weed +4
- White ComfreySymphytum orientale
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
- Common CouchElymus repens2025
- Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
- Walnut
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,715 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Wren · Robin +43
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐝Insects23 species
springsummer
2025▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Scarce Chaser · Four-spotted Chaser · Broad-bodied Chaser · Black-tailed Skimmer +18
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
🌿Plants9 species
summerautumn
2026▾
White Comfrey · Creeping Bent · Prickly Sow-thistle · Common Couch · Scorpion Weed +4
- White ComfreySymphytum orientale
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
- Common CouchElymus repens2025
- Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
- Walnut
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Juglans regia2025
Juglans regia2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025