Thieves' Wood
✦ Ancient woodland114 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🌲Walks🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome114 ha
Getting here
53.10474, -1.19008
Open directionsv
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
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
- 🐕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
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
- 🐕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
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🌲Forest walks
Very strong match
2 marked walking trail(s)
Free
🐶Dog walks
Very strong match
Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Robin, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Robin, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
2 marked walking trails; Named hiking route nearby: Robin Hood Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Skegby TrailWalking route▾
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Maun Valley TrailWalking route▾
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Skegby TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route428 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 428 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route149 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route58 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 58 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route201 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 201 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
22,337 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
22,337 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Pochard · Wren · Robin · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch +31
- PochardAythya ferina
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Orange Bonnet · Frosty Funnel · Birch Milkcap · Hen Of The Woods · Birch Woodwart +29
- Orange BonnetMycena acicula
- Frosty FunnelClitocybe phyllophila
- Birch MilkcapLactarius tabidus
- Hen Of The WoodsGrifola frondosa
- Birch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformis
- DeceiverLaccaria laccata
- Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,337 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Pochard · Wren · Robin · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch +31
- PochardAythya ferina
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Orange Bonnet · Frosty Funnel · Birch Milkcap · Hen Of The Woods · Birch Woodwart +29
- Orange BonnetMycena acicula
- Frosty FunnelClitocybe phyllophila
- Birch MilkcapLactarius tabidus
- Hen Of The WoodsGrifola frondosa
- Birch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformis
- DeceiverLaccaria laccata
- Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
