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Mattersey Wood

✦ Ancient woodland19 ha

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

53.39927, -1.00174

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Goldfinch +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Goldfinch +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Brown Rollrim, Hairy Curtain Crust, Brown Birch Bolete +271 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Brown Rollrim, Hairy Curtain Crust, Brown Birch Bolete +271 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Foraging

Fungi — Bald Inkcap, Jelly Ear, Wood Blewits +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +31 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field Adjoining Mattersey Wood

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field Adjoining Mattersey Wood

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