Morkery Wood - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland5 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
52.76068, -0.58588
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
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Danelaw WayWalking route▾
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
6,695 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,695 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRook · Song Thrush · Woodpigeon · Yellowhammer · Little Owl +17
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
🐝Insects19 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Bright Four-spined Legionnaire · Twin-spot Centurion · Green Gem · Broad Centurion · Lagria hirta +14
- Bright Four-spined LegionnaireChorisops nagatomii2024
- Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2024
- Green GemMicrochrysa flavicornis2024
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
- Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +43
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
- Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,695 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRook · Song Thrush · Woodpigeon · Yellowhammer · Little Owl +17
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
🐝Insects19 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Bright Four-spined Legionnaire · Twin-spot Centurion · Green Gem · Broad Centurion · Lagria hirta +14
- Bright Four-spined LegionnaireChorisops nagatomii2024
- Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2024
- Green GemMicrochrysa flavicornis2024
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
- Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +43
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
- Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas