Mounterley Wood
✦ Ancient woodland33 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome33 ha
Getting here
52.46560, -0.59128
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackcap, Blue Tit, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackcap, Blue Tit, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Scorpion Weed, Common Centaury, Heath Speedwell +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +64 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Lyveden WayWalking route15.2 km▾
Named routeLength 15.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
18,034 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,034 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit · Robin +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- RavenCorvus corax
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Ruddy Darter · Brown Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Emperor Dragonfly +7
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
Tufted Hair-grass · Hawthorn · Wood-sedge · Field Maple · Hazel +89
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
- Field MapleAcer campestre
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
- Field-roseRosa arvensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,034 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit · Robin +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- RavenCorvus corax
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Ruddy Darter · Brown Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Emperor Dragonfly +7
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
Tufted Hair-grass · Hawthorn · Wood-sedge · Field Maple · Hazel +89
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
- Field MapleAcer campestre
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
- Field-roseRosa arvensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
