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Little West Norwood

✦ Ancient woodland26 ha

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Free entryDogs welcome26 ha

Getting here

52.81001, -0.46841

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Raven, Wren, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Wren, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bruch's Pincushion, Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii, Pointed Spear-moss +28 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter · last seen 2023; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

The Danelaw WayWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Lincolnshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

6,323 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,323 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

summer

2025

Great Spotted Woodpecker · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit +38

Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
RavenCorvus corax
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
NuthatchSitta europaea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JackdawColoeus monedula
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
MagpiePica pica
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SiskinSpinus spinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
HobbyFalco subbuteo
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RookCorvus frugilegus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac

Fallow DeerDama dama
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,323 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

summer

2025

Great Spotted Woodpecker · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit +38

Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
RavenCorvus corax
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
NuthatchSitta europaea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JackdawColoeus monedula
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
MagpiePica pica
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SiskinSpinus spinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
HobbyFalco subbuteo
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RookCorvus frugilegus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac

Fallow DeerDama dama
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦GRIMSTHORPE CASTLEHistoric site3.7 km→✦Remains of medieval gatehouseHistoric site3.3 km→✦Corby moated moundHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Irnham ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Irnham ParkUrban park2.4 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→

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