Sansom Wood - Conifer woodland
4 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
53.06643, -1.12097
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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
River Leen ValleyCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route428 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 428 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route149 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route73 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route131 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
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Wildlife to spot
8,891 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,891 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren +46
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Aegithalos caudatus rosaceusAegithalos caudatus rosaceus
- Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus
- Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus
- Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus
- Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
- Phylloscopus collybita collybitaPhylloscopus collybita collybita
- Fringilla coelebs gengleriFringilla coelebs gengleri
- Phylloscopus trochilus trochilusPhylloscopus trochilus trochilus
- Turdus philomelos clarkeiTurdus philomelos clarkei
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Brown Hawker +14
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti
🌿Plants18 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Slender Rush · Devil's-bit Scabious · Hard-fern · Fragrant Agrimony · Flattened Meadow-grass +13
- Slender RushJuncus tenuis
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
- Fragrant AgrimonyAgrimonia procera
- Flattened Meadow-grassPoa compressa
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,891 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren +46
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Aegithalos caudatus rosaceusAegithalos caudatus rosaceus
- Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus
- Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus
- Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus
- Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
- Phylloscopus collybita collybitaPhylloscopus collybita collybita
- Fringilla coelebs gengleriFringilla coelebs gengleri
- Phylloscopus trochilus trochilusPhylloscopus trochilus trochilus
- Turdus philomelos clarkeiTurdus philomelos clarkei
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Brown Hawker +14
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti
🌿Plants18 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Slender Rush · Devil's-bit Scabious · Hard-fern · Fragrant Agrimony · Flattened Meadow-grass +13
- Slender RushJuncus tenuis
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
- Fragrant AgrimonyAgrimonia procera
- Flattened Meadow-grassPoa compressa
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-legged Shieldbug
Red-legged Shieldbug
Pentatoma rufipes
Pentatoma rufipes
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaAthous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalisAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareHeath Speedwell
Heath Speedwell
Veronica officinalis
Veronica officinalis
Rum CherryPrunus serotinaRum CherryPrunus serotinaSulphur CinquefoilPotentilla rectaSulphur CinquefoilPotentilla rectaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaCape-gooseberryPhysalis peruvianaCape-gooseberryPhysalis peruvianaHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleUmbellate HawkweedHieracium umbellatumUmbellate HawkweedHieracium umbellatumPyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalisPyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalisCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticum