Shirebrook Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 17 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 17 ha
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53.18766, -1.19820
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 450m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 450m away — 2 car parks within reach £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Early Dog-violet, Flowering Currant, Black-poplar +1 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Green Shieldbug +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Green Shieldbug +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Archaeological Way (old route) Walking route ▾
Dukeries Trail Walking route ▾
Meden Trail Walking route ▾
Maun Valley Trail Walking route ▾
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Skegby Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 648 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 648 National Cycle Network
Show on map Teversal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 984 m ▾
Named route Ref 648 Length 984 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 661 m ▾
Named route Ref 648 Length 661 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 648 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Littlewood Lane bridleway · 498 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 498 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Littlewood Lane bridleway · 335 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 335 m Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Shirebrook Wood in early November
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Wildlife to spot
22,179 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,179 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird +37
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Skylark Alauda arvensis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Siskin Spinus spinus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Gadwall Mareca strepera Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Raven Corvus corax Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Whitethroat Curruca communis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Early Dog-violet · Flowering Currant · Parsley Water-dropwort · Great Millet · Black-poplar +3
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Parsley Water-dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii2025 Great Millet Sorghum bicolor2025 Black-poplar Populus nigra2025 Common Fleabane Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,179 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird +37
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Skylark Alauda arvensis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Siskin Spinus spinus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Gadwall Mareca strepera Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Raven Corvus corax Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Whitethroat Curruca communis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Early Dog-violet · Flowering Currant · Parsley Water-dropwort · Great Millet · Black-poplar +3
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Parsley Water-dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii2025 Great Millet Sorghum bicolor2025 Black-poplar Populus nigra2025 Common Fleabane Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum2025
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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