Lee Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 2 ha
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
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53.16227, -2.11376
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Flycatcher and Blackbird 🌿 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
🐦 69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Flycatcher and Blackbird 🌿 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Peacock +85 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Peacock +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rhododendron, Himalayan Balsam, Raspberry +21 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Rhododendron, Himalayan Balsam, Raspberry +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Raspberry, Common Bistort, Sweet Chestnut +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Phomopsis ilicis · last seen 2014; Fungi — Phomopsis ilicis · last seen 2014
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17 Walking route 16.2 km ▾
Named route Length 16.2 km Regional walking route
Show on map Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Gritstone Trail (River Dane - Rushton Spencer) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 375 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 375 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 1.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 49 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 49 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 2.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
2,155 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,155 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · House Martin · Robin +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Raven Corvus corax2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 🦌 Mammals 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Mole · Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat +8
Mole Talpa europaea2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 🐝 Insects 13 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Birch Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Marsh Snipefly · 14-spot Ladybird +8
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Sepsis 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Raspberry · Field Maple · Dog's Mercury · Common Bistort +2
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025 Field Maple Acer campestre2025 Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis Sweet Chestnut Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,155 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · House Martin · Robin +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Raven Corvus corax2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 🦌 Mammals 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Mole · Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat +8
Mole Talpa europaea2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 🐝 Insects 13 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Birch Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Marsh Snipefly · 14-spot Ladybird +8
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Sepsis 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Raspberry · Field Maple · Dog's Mercury · Common Bistort +2
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025 Field Maple Acer campestre2025 Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis Sweet Chestnut Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Badger Meles meles
Badger Meles meles
Otter Lutra lutra
Otter Lutra lutra
Bat Chiroptera
Bat Chiroptera
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024
Red Deer Cervus elaphus2024
Red Deer Cervus elaphus2024
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Sepsis2024
Sepsis2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Bromius obscurus Bromius obscurus2024
Bromius obscurus Bromius obscurus2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2024
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2024
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2024
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Tipula vittata Tipula vittata2024
Tipula vittata Tipula vittata2024 Castanea sativa
Castanea sativa
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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