Gumley Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Harborough Getting here
52.50722, -0.99654
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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Shoveler +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Shoveler +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Bramble +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hawthorn, Orange Balsam, Great Willowherb +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Western Honey Bee, Eristalis tenax +73 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Western Honey Bee, Eristalis tenax +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 860 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 860 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 4.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 217 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 217 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 103 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 103 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Footpath round Gumley Wood to Gumley
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Wildlife to spot
17,289 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,289 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Mute Swan · Redwing +24
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Redwing Turdus iliacus Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris2025 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Bombus lucorum · Brown Hawker · Peacock · Orange-tip · Viburnum Scale +14
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Peacock Aglais io2025 Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2025 Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni Hartigiola annulipes Chicken Of The Woods
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Hawthorn · Sweet Violet · Italian Lords-and-Ladies · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Blackthorn +3
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Sweet Violet Viola odorata Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Gorse Ulex europaeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,289 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Mute Swan · Redwing +24
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Redwing Turdus iliacus Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris2025 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Bombus lucorum · Brown Hawker · Peacock · Orange-tip · Viburnum Scale +14
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Peacock Aglais io2025 Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2025 Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni Hartigiola annulipes Chicken Of The Woods
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Hawthorn · Sweet Violet · Italian Lords-and-Ladies · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Blackthorn +3
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Sweet Violet Viola odorata Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Gorse Ulex europaeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hartigiola annulipes2025
Hartigiola annulipes2025
Ilex Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter messaniella2025
Ilex Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter messaniella2025
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Small Beech Dot Stigmella tityrella2025
Small Beech Dot Stigmella tityrella2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Pimpla rufipes Pimpla rufipes2025
Pimpla rufipes Pimpla rufipes2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
White-barred Pointer Eidophasia messingiella2025
White-barred Pointer Eidophasia messingiella2025
Double Dart Graphiphora augur2025
Double Dart Graphiphora augur2025
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea2025
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2025
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025 2025
2025
Water Chickweed Stellaria aquatica2025
Water Chickweed Stellaria aquatica2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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