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Donisthorpe Woodland Park

3 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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52.73004, -1.53682

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
🍄Mushroom 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

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
🍄Mushroom 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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Golden Scalycap, Crimped Gill, Common Orange Lichen +10 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Golden Scalycap, Crimped Gill, Common Orange Lichen +10 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Euceraphis betulae, Eristalis pertinax, Harlequin Ladybird +92 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Euceraphis betulae, Eristalis pertinax, Harlequin Ladybird +92 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Wood Avens, Common Nettle, Dandelion +44 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Avens, Common Nettle, Dandelion +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

National Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Ivanhoe WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Coton in the Elms Circular WalkWalking route10 km

Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route

Spires and SteeplesWalking route

Named route

School Streetpublic footpath · 113 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 113 mPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

71 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Conkers CircuitCycling route

Named routeRef Conkers CircuitRound tripLocal cycle route

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route659 m

Named routeRef 63Length 659 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 63Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route26 m

Named routeLength 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route160 m

Named routeRef 63Length 160 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Family Forest Trail (Yellow)Mountain bike route

Named routeRef Family Forest TrailRound trip

Wood Farm TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRef Wood Farm Trail

Shell Brook TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRef Shell Brook TrailRound tripLocal cycle route

Hicks Lodge TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

70,586 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

70,586 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumnwinter

2026

Mallard · Coot · Robin · Mute Swan · Moorhen +50

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great TitParus major2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
TealAnas crecca2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2026

Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax

Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax

🍄

Fungi4 species

winter

2026

Witch's Butter · Amber Jelly · Oak Moss · Jellybaby

Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
Amber JellyExidia recisa
Oak MossEvernia prunastri
JellybabyLeotia lubrica2025

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2026

Early Dog-violet · Cherry Plum · Hornbeam · Elegant Bristle-moss

Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

70,586 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumnwinter

2026

Mallard · Coot · Robin · Mute Swan · Moorhen +50

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great TitParus major2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
TealAnas crecca2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2026

Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax

Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax

🍄

Fungi4 species

winter

2026

Witch's Butter · Amber Jelly · Oak Moss · Jellybaby

Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
Amber JellyExidia recisa
Oak MossEvernia prunastri
JellybabyLeotia lubrica2025

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2026

Early Dog-violet · Cherry Plum · Hornbeam · Elegant Bristle-moss

Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cycle Route 63 and the Ivanhoe Way leaving Donisthorpe Woodland Park

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