Potterhanworth Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 56 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 56 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › North Kesteven Getting here
53.18756, -0.39910
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bifid Crestwort · last seen 2019
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Lagria hirta +65 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Lagria hirta +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Stephen Langton Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Spires and Steeples Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Branston to Washingborough Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 1 Southrey winter alternative Cycling route ▾
Named route National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 102 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 102 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Barff Road bridleway · 516 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 516 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Woodhouses Lane bridleway · 249 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 249 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Potterhanworth Booths and Potterhanworth Wood: aerial 2014
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4,380 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,380 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 22 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Metatropis rufescens · Tortoise Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird +17
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023 Metatropis rufescens Metatropis rufescens Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,380 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 22 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Metatropis rufescens · Tortoise Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird +17
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023 Metatropis rufescens Metatropis rufescens Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2024
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Common Red-legged Robberfly Dioctria rufipes2024
Common Red-legged Robberfly Dioctria rufipes2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2023
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2023
Suillia pallida Suillia pallida2023
Suillia pallida Suillia pallida2023
Calliopum simillimum Calliopum simillimum2023
Calliopum simillimum Calliopum simillimum2023
Hebecnema fumosa Hebecnema fumosa2023
Hebecnema fumosa Hebecnema fumosa2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023 