Old Park Wood
✦ Ancient woodland26 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome26 ha
Getting here
52.82907, -0.50001
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chaffinch
- 🐕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
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chaffinch
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Melick, Water Avens, Pedunculate Oak +19 more · last seen 2019
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +82 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Garlic Mustard +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
The Danelaw WayWalking route▾
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Camp Lanerestricted byway · 563 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 563 mPath type: track
Camp Lanebridleway · 600 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 600 mPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
3,574 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,574 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Skylark · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +40
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Common GullLarus canus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2023
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Fallow Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Fallow DeerDama dama2023
Small White · Meadow Brown · Large Skipper · Large White · Red Admiral +7
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,574 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Skylark · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +40
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Common GullLarus canus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2023
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Fallow Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Fallow DeerDama dama2023
Small White · Meadow Brown · Large Skipper · Large White · Red Admiral +7
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2023Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorCommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024