Park Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 23 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Free entry Dogs welcome 23 ha
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52.57068, -0.78222
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Kestrel, Red-legged Partridge +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chiffchaff, Kestrel, Red-legged Partridge +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Sarcoscypha, King Alfred's Cakes, Dryad's Saddle +51 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Sarcoscypha, King Alfred's Cakes, Dryad's Saddle +51 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cow Parsley, Creeping Buttercup, Ground-ivy +116 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Elder, Bristly Oxtongue, Common Nettle +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, Rutpela maculata, Comma +137 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, Rutpela maculata, Comma +137 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jurassic Way Walking route 142 km ▾
Named route Length 142 km Regional walking route
Show on map Rutland Round Walking route 105 km ▾
Named route Length 105 km Regional walking route
Show on map Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
9,482 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,482 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Pheasant · Great Tit · Marsh Tit · Woodpigeon +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Little Tern Sternula albifrons2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Red Fox · Rabbit
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Orange-tailed Mining Bee · Comma · Azure Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Banded Demoiselle +42
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa Comma Polygonia c-album Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Cobalt Crust · Ramalina farinacea · Physcia tenella · Cedar Cup · Uromyces muscari +15
Cobalt Crust Terana coerulea2025 Ramalina farinacea Ramalina farinacea Physcia tenella Physcia tenella Cedar Cup Geopora sumneriana Uromyces muscari Uromyces muscari Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Netted Shield Lichen Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Dandelion · Great Willowherb · Cow Parsley +17
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2025 Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2025 Dandelion Taraxacum Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,482 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Pheasant · Great Tit · Marsh Tit · Woodpigeon +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Little Tern Sternula albifrons2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Red Fox · Rabbit
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Orange-tailed Mining Bee · Comma · Azure Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Banded Demoiselle +42
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa Comma Polygonia c-album Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Cobalt Crust · Ramalina farinacea · Physcia tenella · Cedar Cup · Uromyces muscari +15
Cobalt Crust Terana coerulea2025 Ramalina farinacea Ramalina farinacea Physcia tenella Physcia tenella Cedar Cup Geopora sumneriana Uromyces muscari Uromyces muscari Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Netted Shield Lichen Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Dandelion · Great Willowherb · Cow Parsley +17
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2025 Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2025 Dandelion Taraxacum Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris
Lygus pratensis Lygus pratensis
Lygus pratensis Lygus pratensis
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Anaglyptus mysticus Anaglyptus mysticus
Anaglyptus mysticus Anaglyptus mysticus
Hornet Vespa crabro
Hornet Vespa crabro
Flavous Nomad Bee Nomada flava
Flavous Nomad Bee Nomada flava
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Panorpa germanica Panorpa germanica
Panorpa germanica Panorpa germanica
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Brown Argus Aricia agestis
Brown Argus Aricia agestis
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Large White Pieris brassicae
Large White Pieris brassicae
Rhabdomiris striatellus Rhabdomiris striatellus
Rhabdomiris striatellus Rhabdomiris striatellus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Harpocera thoracica Harpocera thoracica
Harpocera thoracica Harpocera thoracica
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Tachycixius pilosus Tachycixius pilosus
Tachycixius pilosus Tachycixius pilosus
Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris
Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris
Epiphragma ocellare Epiphragma ocellare
Epiphragma ocellare Epiphragma ocellare
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Speudotettix subfusculus Speudotettix subfusculus
Speudotettix subfusculus Speudotettix subfusculus
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Javesella pellucida Javesella pellucida
Javesella pellucida Javesella pellucida
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2024
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2024
Marsh Damselbug Nabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2024
Marsh Damselbug Nabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2024
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2024
Dark Green Apple Capsid Orthotylus (Orthotylus) marginalis2024
Dark Green Apple Capsid Orthotylus (Orthotylus) marginalis2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Aphrophora pectoralis Aphrophora pectoralis2024
Aphrophora pectoralis Aphrophora pectoralis2024
Anthocoris confusus Anthocoris confusus2024
Anthocoris confusus Anthocoris confusus2024 Parmelia sulcata
Parmelia sulcata
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
Lecidella elaeochroma Lecidella elaeochroma
Lecidella elaeochroma Lecidella elaeochroma
Myriolecis dispersa Myriolecis dispersa
Myriolecis dispersa Myriolecis dispersa
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina
Physcia adscendens Physcia adscendens
Physcia adscendens Physcia adscendens
Erythricium aurantiacum Erythricium aurantiacum
Erythricium aurantiacum Erythricium aurantiacum
Variospora flavescens Variospora flavescens
Variospora flavescens Variospora flavescens
Veined Shield Pluteus thomsonii2025
Veined Shield Pluteus thomsonii2025
Nut Disco Hymenoscyphus fructigenus2025
Nut Disco Hymenoscyphus fructigenus2025
Sarcoscypha Sarcoscypha2025
Sarcoscypha Sarcoscypha2025
Chewing Gum Lichen Protoparmeliopsis muralis2024
Chewing Gum Lichen Protoparmeliopsis muralis2024
Lecanora campestris Lecanora campestris2024
Lecanora campestris Lecanora campestris2024
Aspicilia contorta Aspicilia contorta2024
Aspicilia contorta Aspicilia contorta2024 Upright Hedge Bedstraw
Upright Hedge Bedstraw
Galium album subsp. erectum
Galium album subsp. erectum
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2025
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025
Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola2025
Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola2025 