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Shirebrook Wood

265 ha

📷 Alan Heardman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome265 ha

Getting here

53.19362, -1.19740

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
💜Bluebell walks 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

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

11 activities

Ancient woodland

Very strong match

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +63 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Bluebell walks

Very strong match

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Flowering Currant, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +63 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Tortoise Bug +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route

Named route

Dukeries TrailWalking route

Named route

Meden TrailWalking route

Named route

Maun Valley TrailWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

16 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

🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

Bath Lanebyway open to all traffic · 335 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 335 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Littlewood Lanebridleway · 498 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 498 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Littlewood Lanebridleway · 335 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 335 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

17,658 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,658 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin +37

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JayGarrulus glandarius
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
SiskinSpinus spinus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GadwallMareca strepera
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
RavenCorvus corax
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea

🌿

Plants6 species

autumn

2026

Flowering Currant · Parsley Water-dropwort · Great Millet · Common Fleabane · Black Spleenwort +1

Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Parsley Water-dropwortOenanthe lachenalii2025
Great MilletSorghum bicolor2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,658 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin +37

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JayGarrulus glandarius
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
SiskinSpinus spinus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GadwallMareca strepera
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
RavenCorvus corax
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea

🌿

Plants6 species

autumn

2026

Flowering Currant · Parsley Water-dropwort · Great Millet · Common Fleabane · Black Spleenwort +1

Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Parsley Water-dropwortOenanthe lachenalii2025
Great MilletSorghum bicolor2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Heardman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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