Ropsley Rise Wood - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland5 ha
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🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
52.90262, -0.55701
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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
- 🐕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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public 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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Field and Eastern Edge of Ropsley Rise Wood
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Wildlife to spot
3,979 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,979 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Rook · Wren · Swift · Dunnock +39
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2019
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
- CootFulica atra2019
- NuthatchSitta europaea2019
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2019
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2019
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2024▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Badger
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2019
- BadgerMeles meles2019
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2020▾
frogs and toads · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
- frogs and toadsAnura
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata
Red Admiral · Gatekeeper · Small White · Peacock · Painted Lady +9
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Centaurea nigra · Field Bindweed · Red Clover · Cock's-foot · Creeping Thistle +58
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2020
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2020
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense2020
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2020
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2020
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,979 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Rook · Wren · Swift · Dunnock +39
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2019
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
- CootFulica atra2019
- NuthatchSitta europaea2019
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2019
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2019
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2024▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Badger
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2019
- BadgerMeles meles2019
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2020▾
frogs and toads · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
- frogs and toadsAnura
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata
Red Admiral · Gatekeeper · Small White · Peacock · Painted Lady +9
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Centaurea nigra · Field Bindweed · Red Clover · Cock's-foot · Creeping Thistle +58
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2020
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2020
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense2020
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2020
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2020
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2020Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2020Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2020Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2020Common NettleUrtica dioica2020Common NettleUrtica dioica2020Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2020Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2020HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2020HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2020Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2020Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2020Wood AvensGeum urbanum2020Wood AvensGeum urbanum2020False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2020False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2020Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2020Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2020Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2020Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2020Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2020Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2020Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2020Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2020Gentianella amarella subsp. amarellaGentianella amarella subsp. amarellaGentianella amarella subsp. amarellaGentianella amarella subsp. amarellaDaisyBellis perennis2020DaisyBellis perennis2020Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2020Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2020Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2020Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2020White CampionSilene latifolia2020White CampionSilene latifolia2020YarrowAchillea millefolium2020YarrowAchillea millefolium2020White CloverTrifolium repens2020White CloverTrifolium repens2020Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2020Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2020HemlockConium maculatum2020HemlockConium maculatum2020Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2020Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2020Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2020Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2020Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2020Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2020CleaversGalium aparine2020CleaversGalium aparine2020Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2020Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2020Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2020Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2020Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2020Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2020Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2020Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2020Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2020Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2020Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2020Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2020Greater PlantainPlantago major2020Greater PlantainPlantago major2020CowslipPrimula veris2020CowslipPrimula veris2020Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2020Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2020Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2020Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2020BlackthornPrunus spinosa2020BlackthornPrunus spinosa2020PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2020PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2020Rosa caninaRosa canina2020Rosa caninaRosa canina2020WeldReseda luteola2020WeldReseda luteola2020MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2020MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2020Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2020Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2020BrambleRubus fruticosus2020BrambleRubus fruticosus2020Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2020Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2020Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2020Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2020Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2020Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2020Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2020Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2020Black HorehoundBallota nigra2020Black HorehoundBallota nigra2020DandelionTaraxacum2020DandelionTaraxacum2020Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2020Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2020Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2020Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2020Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2020Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2020Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2020Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2020Black MedickMedicago lupulina2020Black MedickMedicago lupulina2020Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2020Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2020Field-roseRosa arvensis2020Field-roseRosa arvensis2020ElderSambucus nigra2020ElderSambucus nigra2020Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2020Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2020