Elliott's Wood
✦ Ancient woodland12 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
52.79058, -0.56320
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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Yellowhammer, Jackdaw, Blackcap +34 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Yellowhammer, Jackdaw, Blackcap +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +23 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +23 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Danelaw WayWalking route▾
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
6,171 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,171 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRook · Yellowhammer · Little Owl · Red-legged Partridge
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Marbled White · Ringlet +14
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,171 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRook · Yellowhammer · Little Owl · Red-legged Partridge
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Marbled White · Ringlet +14
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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