Minster Wood - Open water
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife〰Water🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.21676, -1.18644
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
- 🐕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; Ancient woodland
Free
〰Waterside walks
Strong match
Open water — lake or pond with public access
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route▾
Dukeries TrailWalking route▾
Meden TrailWalking route▾
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Maun Valley TrailWalking route▾
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Skegby TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 648Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 648National Cycle Network
Teversal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route984 m▾
Named routeRef 648Length 984 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route661 m▾
Named routeRef 648Length 661 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 648Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
17,006 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,006 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springautumn
2025▾
Magpie · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Coot · Mute Swan +28
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- CootFulica atra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Nephrotoma appendiculata · Cantharis pallida · Garden Chafer · Tall Fescue Planthopper
- Nephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculata
- Cantharis pallidaCantharis pallida
- Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
- Tall Fescue PlanthopperRibautodelphax imitans
Dog's Mercury · Wood Anemone · Bluebell · Sycamore · Lesser Celandine +82
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum
- Blackthorn
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,006 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springautumn
2025▾
Magpie · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Coot · Mute Swan +28
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- CootFulica atra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Nephrotoma appendiculata · Cantharis pallida · Garden Chafer · Tall Fescue Planthopper
- Nephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculata
- Cantharis pallidaCantharis pallida
- Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
- Tall Fescue PlanthopperRibautodelphax imitans
Dog's Mercury · Wood Anemone · Bluebell · Sycamore · Lesser Celandine +82
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum
- Blackthorn
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Prunus spinosa
Prunus spinosa
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