Lawn Wood
✦ Ancient woodland9 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
52.76038, -0.52302
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Peacock +57 more · last seen 2024; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Danelaw WayWalking route▾
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
6,798 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,798 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackcap · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Robin +30
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwallowHirundo rustica
Muntjac
Dandelion · Spear Thistle · Cock's-foot · Red Dead-nettle · Yarrow +74
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,798 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackcap · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Robin +30
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwallowHirundo rustica
Muntjac
Dandelion · Spear Thistle · Cock's-foot · Red Dead-nettle · Yarrow +74
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas