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Weekley Hall Wood

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

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52.42869, -0.71866

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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
🌿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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — White Campion, Great Willowherb, Rosebay Willowherb +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Large White +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Large White +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Bristly Oxtongue, Blackthorn +2 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Main RouteCycling route40 m

Named routeRef 552Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.6 km

Named routeRef 552Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 552Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route260 m

Named routeRef 552Length 260 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route690 m

Named routeRef 552Length 690 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route138 m

Named routeRef 552Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

14,089 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,089 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

winter

2025

Goldfinch · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Redwing +32

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
JayGarrulus glandarius
RookCorvus frugilegus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
NuthatchSitta europaea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Rock DoveColumba livia

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2026

Common Pipistrelle

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🌿

Plants110 species

autumn

2025

Selfheal · Groundsel · Linden · White Clover · Shepherd's-purse +105

SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
LindenTilia
White CloverTrifolium repens
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
HemlockConium maculatum
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
DaisyBellis perennis
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Hoary PlantainPlantago media
AshFraxinus excelsior
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
White CampionSilene latifolia
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Fat-henChenopodium album
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Field MapleAcer campestre
Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
Biting StonecropSedum acre
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Musk-mallowMalva moschata
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
ElmUlmus
Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
ElderSambucus nigra
Grey Field-speedwellVeronica polita
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
HopHumulus lupulus
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Common CouchElymus repens
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
HazelCorylus avellana
HollyIlex aquifolium
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
YewTaxus baccata
DandelionTaraxacum
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
Red CampionSilene dioica
IvyHedera helix
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
NipplewortLapsana communis
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
CleaversGalium aparine
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Austrian PinePinus nigra
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Wood DockRumex sanguineus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,089 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

winter

2025

Goldfinch · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Redwing +32

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
JayGarrulus glandarius
RookCorvus frugilegus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
NuthatchSitta europaea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Rock DoveColumba livia

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2026

Common Pipistrelle

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🌿

Plants110 species

autumn

2025

Selfheal · Groundsel · Linden · White Clover · Shepherd's-purse +105

SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
LindenTilia
White CloverTrifolium repens
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
HemlockConium maculatum
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
DaisyBellis perennis
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Hoary PlantainPlantago media
AshFraxinus excelsior
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
White CampionSilene latifolia
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Fat-henChenopodium album
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Field MapleAcer campestre
Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
Biting StonecropSedum acre
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Musk-mallowMalva moschata
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
ElmUlmus
Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
ElderSambucus nigra
Grey Field-speedwellVeronica polita
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
HopHumulus lupulus
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Common CouchElymus repens
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
HazelCorylus avellana
HollyIlex aquifolium
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
YewTaxus baccata
DandelionTaraxacum
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
Red CampionSilene dioica
IvyHedera helix
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
NipplewortLapsana communis
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
CleaversGalium aparine
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Austrian PinePinus nigra
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Wood DockRumex sanguineus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Local Photographer · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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