Woodwell Head - Mixed woodland
7 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
52.74837, -0.68978
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
- 🌿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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oakham Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Photos
Track to former ironstone quarry
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Wildlife to spot
7,103 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,103 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Linnet · Blue Tit · Blackbird +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Red Fox
🐝Insects52 species
springsummer
2026▾
Meadow Grasshopper · Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Azure Damselfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Vestal Cuckoo Bee +47
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
- Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2025
🌿Plants21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Great Burnet · Common Spotted-orchid · Devil's-bit Scabious · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Agrimony +16
- Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,103 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Linnet · Blue Tit · Blackbird +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Red Fox
🐝Insects52 species
springsummer
2026▾
Meadow Grasshopper · Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Azure Damselfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Vestal Cuckoo Bee +47
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
- Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2025
🌿Plants21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Great Burnet · Common Spotted-orchid · Devil's-bit Scabious · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Agrimony +16
- Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas