Sleight's Wood
✦ Ancient woodland35 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome35 ha
Getting here
52.82452, -0.57812
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
- 🌿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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Peregrine, Raven +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Peregrine, Raven +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Small White, Orange-tip, Peacock +13 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Small White, Orange-tip, Peacock +13 more · last seen 2019
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
The Danelaw WayWalking route▾
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Canner's Lanebridleway · 1.8 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.8 kmPath type: bridleway
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Track into Sleight's Wood from Burton Lane
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Wildlife to spot
3,162 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,162 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPeregrine · Barn Owl · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Nightingale +33
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- MagpiePica pica
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2024
- RavenCorvus corax
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2020
Adder
Dwarf Spurge · Cornus sanguinea subsp. sanguinea · Cow Parsley · Common Field-speedwell · Ivy +76
- Dwarf SpurgeEuphorbia exigua
- Cornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguinea
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- IvyHedera helix
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Great Willowherb
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,162 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPeregrine · Barn Owl · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Nightingale +33
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- MagpiePica pica
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2024
- RavenCorvus corax
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2020
Adder
Dwarf Spurge · Cornus sanguinea subsp. sanguinea · Cow Parsley · Common Field-speedwell · Ivy +76
- Dwarf SpurgeEuphorbia exigua
- Cornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguinea
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- IvyHedera helix
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Great Willowherb
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Epilobium hirsutum
Epilobium hirsutum
AppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaStinking ChamomileAnthemis cotulaStinking ChamomileAnthemis cotulaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseSonchus arvensis subsp. arvensisSonchus arvensis subsp. arvensisSonchus arvensis subsp. arvensisSonchus arvensis subsp. arvensisBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisEqual-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrumEqual-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrumWinter-cressBarbarea vulgarisWinter-cressBarbarea vulgarisField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensBrachypodium pinnatumBrachypodium pinnatumBrachypodium pinnatumBrachypodium pinnatumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumWild-oatAvena fatuaWild-oatAvena fatuaHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansMidland HawthornCrataegus laevigataMidland HawthornCrataegus laevigataWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaMany-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polyspermaMany-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polyspermaWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaCommon Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceusCommon Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceusKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraEpilobium tetragonum subsp. tetragonumEpilobium tetragonum subsp. tetragonumEpilobium tetragonum subsp. tetragonumEpilobium tetragonum subsp. tetragonumCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisYellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescensYellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescensBuckthornRhamnus catharticaBuckthornRhamnus catharticaField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisBlack-grassAlopecurus myosuroidesBlack-grassAlopecurus myosuroidesSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondyliumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataAethusa cynapium subsp. cynapiumAethusa cynapium subsp. cynapiumAethusa cynapium subsp. cynapiumAethusa cynapium subsp. cynapiumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaBlack-bindweedFallopia convolvulusBlack-bindweedFallopia convolvulusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaEvents & activities nearby
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