Marriott's Wood - Mixed woodland
3 ha
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.79717, -0.95987
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route191 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 191 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route232 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route746 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 746 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route131 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
19,146 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
19,146 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Rook · Jackdaw +43
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Large Red Damselfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Taxomyia taxi · Harlequin Ladybird · Migrant Hawker +5
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Taxomyia taxiTaxomyia taxi
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Common Earwig
Gorse · Bracken
- GorseUlex europaeus
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,146 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Rook · Jackdaw +43
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Large Red Damselfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Taxomyia taxi · Harlequin Ladybird · Migrant Hawker +5
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Taxomyia taxiTaxomyia taxi
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Common Earwig
Gorse · Bracken
- GorseUlex europaeus
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataStrawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipesStrawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipesFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata