Lady Wood - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland4 ha
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
53.12226, -0.91590
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Southwell TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Southwell Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 645Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
National Byway (Nottinghamshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Nottinghamshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Southwell Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km▾
Named routeRef 645Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route419 m▾
Named routeRef 645Length 419 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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4,886 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
4,886 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBadger
7-spot Ladybird
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Goldilocks Buttercup · Spurge-laurel · Midland Hawthorn · Greater Stitchwort · Dog's Mercury +138
- Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus
- Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola
- Midland HawthornCrataegus laevigata
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia
- Hogweed
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,886 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBadger
7-spot Ladybird
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Goldilocks Buttercup · Spurge-laurel · Midland Hawthorn · Greater Stitchwort · Dog's Mercury +138
- Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus
- Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola
- Midland HawthornCrataegus laevigata
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia
- Hogweed
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Heracleum sphondylium
Heracleum sphondylium
SpindleEuonymus europaeusSpindleEuonymus europaeusBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumAspenPopulus tremulaAspenPopulus tremulaPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusCrab AppleMalus sylvestrisCrab AppleMalus sylvestrisCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWestern Red-cedarThuja plicataWestern Red-cedarThuja plicataBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaGiant FescueSchedonorus giganteusGiant FescueSchedonorus giganteusField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgarePendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaWestern Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophyllaWestern Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophyllaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaBlack BentAgrostis giganteaBlack BentAgrostis giganteaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaWood MilletMilium effusumWood MilletMilium effusumBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaCrataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x mediaCrataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x mediaCrataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x mediaCrataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x mediaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaSanicleSanicula europaeaSanicleSanicula europaeaWild Service-treeSorbus torminalisWild Service-treeSorbus torminalisThree-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinerviaThree-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinerviaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaCorn MintMentha arvensisCorn MintMentha arvensisPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperWood MelickMelica unifloraWood MelickMelica unifloraSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumRed CurrantRibes rubrumRed CurrantRibes rubrumSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaSessile OakQuercus petraeaSessile OakQuercus petraeaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaBroad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborineBroad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborineFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusBog StitchwortStellaria alsineBog StitchwortStellaria alsineBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisCommon Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalisCommon Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusEarly-purple OrchidOrchis masculaEarly-purple OrchidOrchis masculaRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusHairy VioletViola hirtaHairy VioletViola hirtaCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusBuckthornRhamnus catharticaBuckthornRhamnus catharticaSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisDryopteris borreriDryopteris borreriDryopteris borreriDryopteris borreriHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaCommon TwaybladeNeottia ovataCommon TwaybladeNeottia ovataNarrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusianaNarrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusianaLesser / Wood BurdockArctium minusLesser / Wood BurdockArctium minusBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWoodruffGalium odoratumWoodruffGalium odoratumSmall Sweet-grassGlyceria declinataSmall Sweet-grassGlyceria declinata