Prior's Coppice ✦ Ancient woodland 27 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 27 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Rutland Getting here
52.63820, -0.77293
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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 🍄 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🍄 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 — Hobby, Peregrine, Wigeon +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hobby, Peregrine, Wigeon +89 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Lilac Fibrecap, Candlesnuff Fungus +19 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Lilac Fibrecap, Candlesnuff Fungus +19 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Wood Anemone, Lesser Celandine +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, Rutpela maculata, Roesel's Bush-cricket +76 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, Rutpela maculata, Roesel's Bush-cricket +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 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 Hereward Way Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 64 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Rutland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Oakham Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rutland Water Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 546 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 546 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Wood Lane bridleway · 365 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 365 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Wood Lane bridleway · 116 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 116 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Leighfield Lane bridleway · 828 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 828 m Surface asphalt 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.
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33,352 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 33,352 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Peregrine · Hobby · Shoveler · Gadwall · Woodpigeon +40
Peregrine Falco peregrinus Hobby Falco subbuteo Shoveler Spatula clypeata Gadwall Mareca strepera Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mute Swan Cygnus olor Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wigeon Mareca penelope Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Pintail Anas acuta Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Snipe Gallinago gallinago Magpie Pica pica Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Little Egret Egretta garzetta Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Common Tern Sterna hirundo Linnet Linaria cannabina Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Brimstone · Peacock · Meligethes · Comma · Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata +1
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Peacock Aglais io Meligethes Meligethes Comma Polygonia c-album Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2025 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata King Alfred's Cakes · Lilac Fibrecap · Crepidotus · Candlesnuff Fungus · Tripe Fungus +16
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica Lilac Fibrecap Inocybe lilacina2025 Crepidotus Crepidotus2025 Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon2025 Tripe Fungus Auricularia mesenterica Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa Wood Anemone · Lesser Celandine · Primrose · Lords-and-Ladies · Dog's Mercury
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Primrose Primula vulgaris Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 33,352 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Peregrine · Hobby · Shoveler · Gadwall · Woodpigeon +40
Peregrine Falco peregrinus Hobby Falco subbuteo Shoveler Spatula clypeata Gadwall Mareca strepera Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mute Swan Cygnus olor Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wigeon Mareca penelope Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Pintail Anas acuta Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Snipe Gallinago gallinago Magpie Pica pica Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Little Egret Egretta garzetta Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Common Tern Sterna hirundo Linnet Linaria cannabina Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Brimstone · Peacock · Meligethes · Comma · Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata +1
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Peacock Aglais io Meligethes Meligethes Comma Polygonia c-album Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2025 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata King Alfred's Cakes · Lilac Fibrecap · Crepidotus · Candlesnuff Fungus · Tripe Fungus +16
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica Lilac Fibrecap Inocybe lilacina2025 Crepidotus Crepidotus2025 Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon2025 Tripe Fungus Auricularia mesenterica Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa Wood Anemone · Lesser Celandine · Primrose · Lords-and-Ladies · Dog's Mercury
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Primrose Primula vulgaris Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Common Jelly Spot Dacrymyces stillatus
Common Jelly Spot Dacrymyces stillatus
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Peeling Oysterling Crepidotus mollis
Peeling Oysterling Crepidotus mollis
Deceiver Laccaria laccata2025
Deceiver Laccaria laccata2025
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica2025
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica2025
Redleg Club Typhula erythropus2025
Redleg Club Typhula erythropus2025
Oak Pin Cudoniella acicularis2025
Oak Pin Cudoniella acicularis2025
Flame Shield Pluteus aurantiorugosus2025
Flame Shield Pluteus aurantiorugosus2025
Trooping Funnel Infundibulicybe geotropa2025
Trooping Funnel Infundibulicybe geotropa2025
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea2025
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea2025
Torth Felen Hypholoma fasciculare2025
Torth Felen Hypholoma fasciculare2025
Grey Coral Clavulina cinerea2025
Grey Coral Clavulina cinerea2025
Parmotrema perlatum Parmotrema perlatum2025
Parmotrema perlatum Parmotrema perlatum2025
Magpie Inkcap Coprinopsis picacea2025
Magpie Inkcap Coprinopsis picacea2025 