Birkhouse Wood - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland6 ha
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.04684, -1.04810
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
- 🐕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 km1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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Wildlife to spot
9,431 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,431 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Rook · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Magpie +43
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SwiftApus apus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red-necked Wallaby · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Feral Cat · Hedgehog
- Red-necked WallabyNotamacropus rufogriseus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Feral CatFelis catus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
🐝Insects3 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Agriotes lineatus · Omonadus floralis · Red-legged Shieldbug
- Agriotes lineatusAgriotes lineatus
- Omonadus floralisOmonadus floralis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Butterfly-bush · Cowslip · Creeping Cinquefoil · Pignut +34
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- PignutConopodium majus
- Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
- Wood MelickMelica uniflora
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,431 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Rook · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Magpie +43
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SwiftApus apus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red-necked Wallaby · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Feral Cat · Hedgehog
- Red-necked WallabyNotamacropus rufogriseus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Feral CatFelis catus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
🐝Insects3 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Agriotes lineatus · Omonadus floralis · Red-legged Shieldbug
- Agriotes lineatusAgriotes lineatus
- Omonadus floralisOmonadus floralis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Butterfly-bush · Cowslip · Creeping Cinquefoil · Pignut +34
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- PignutConopodium majus
- Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
- Wood MelickMelica uniflora
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
