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Manor Wood

4 ha

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Getting here

53.48713, -0.35902

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Harebell, Black Nightshade +15 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Harebell, Black Nightshade +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Southern Hawker, Harlequin Ladybird, Juniper Shieldbug +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Harlequin Ladybird, Juniper Shieldbug +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km

Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Swallow, Rothwell, Binbrook, Walesby Top loopMountain bike route58 km

Named routeLength 58 kmLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,613 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,613 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

summerautumn

2026

Wren · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Dunnock +66

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2019
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2021
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
HoopoeUpupa epops2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
Barn OwlTyto alba2019

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2021

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2020

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects18 species

autumn

2025

Southern Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird · Juniper Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug +13

Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2020
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Helina impunctaHelina impuncta2024
Opomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationis2024
Dark-palped MelindaMelinda viridicyanea2024
Hebecnema umbraticaHebecnema umbratica2024
HornetVespa crabro2022
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2020
Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2019
Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2019

🌿

Plants76 species

spring

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Bugloss · White Campion · Yorkshire-fog +71

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
BuglossLycopsis arvensis
White CampionSilene latifolia
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2023
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
WeldReseda luteola
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
SpindleEuonymus europaeus
SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2023
White Dead-nettleLamium album2023
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023
Urtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioica2023
DandelionTaraxacum2023
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2023
Red CampionSilene dioica2023
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2023
Arctium minus subsp. pubensArctium minus subsp. pubens2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023
Ulmus glabra subsp. glabraUlmus glabra subsp. glabra2023
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023
Cirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvense2023
Myosotis arvensis var. arvensisMyosotis arvensis var. arvensis2023
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
Geranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianum2023
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris2023
BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
GorseUlex europaeus2023
Sisymbrium officinale var. officinaleSisymbrium officinale var. officinale2023
White CloverTrifolium repens2023
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
CleaversGalium aparine2023
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2023
Rosa canina group 'Transitoriae'Rosa canina group 'Transitoriae'2023
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2023
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2023
HemlockConium maculatum2023
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023
Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. sphondylium2023
Erodium cicutarium subsp. cicutariumErodium cicutarium subsp. cicutarium2023
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2023
WatercressNasturtium officinale2023
AshFraxinus excelsior2023
Phalaris arundinacea var. arundinaceaPhalaris arundinacea var. arundinacea2023
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2023
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023
BeechFagus sylvatica2023
Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare2023
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023
Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2023
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2023
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
Field PansyViola arvensis2023
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2023
Lapsana communis subsp. communisLapsana communis subsp. communis2023
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2023
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2022
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2021
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2020
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,613 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

summerautumn

2026

Wren · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Dunnock +66

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2019
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2021
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
HoopoeUpupa epops2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
Barn OwlTyto alba2019

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2021

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2020

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects18 species

autumn

2025

Southern Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird · Juniper Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug +13

Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2020
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Helina impunctaHelina impuncta2024
Opomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationis2024
Dark-palped MelindaMelinda viridicyanea2024
Hebecnema umbraticaHebecnema umbratica2024
HornetVespa crabro2022
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2020
Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2019
Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2019

🌿

Plants76 species

spring

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Bugloss · White Campion · Yorkshire-fog +71

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
BuglossLycopsis arvensis
White CampionSilene latifolia
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2023
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
WeldReseda luteola
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
SpindleEuonymus europaeus
SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2023
White Dead-nettleLamium album2023
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023
Urtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioica2023
DandelionTaraxacum2023
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2023
Red CampionSilene dioica2023
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2023
Arctium minus subsp. pubensArctium minus subsp. pubens2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023
Ulmus glabra subsp. glabraUlmus glabra subsp. glabra2023
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023
Cirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvense2023
Myosotis arvensis var. arvensisMyosotis arvensis var. arvensis2023
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
Geranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianum2023
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris2023
BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
GorseUlex europaeus2023
Sisymbrium officinale var. officinaleSisymbrium officinale var. officinale2023
White CloverTrifolium repens2023
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
CleaversGalium aparine2023
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2023
Rosa canina group 'Transitoriae'Rosa canina group 'Transitoriae'2023
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2023
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2023
HemlockConium maculatum2023
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023
Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. sphondylium2023
Erodium cicutarium subsp. cicutariumErodium cicutarium subsp. cicutarium2023
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2023
WatercressNasturtium officinale2023
AshFraxinus excelsior2023
Phalaris arundinacea var. arundinaceaPhalaris arundinacea var. arundinacea2023
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2023
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023
BeechFagus sylvatica2023
Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare2023
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023
Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2023
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2023
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
Field PansyViola arvensis2023
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2023
Lapsana communis subsp. communisLapsana communis subsp. communis2023
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2023
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2022
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2021
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2020
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2020