Wennington Wood
✦ Ancient woodland74 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome74 ha
Getting here
52.39411, -0.16910
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
- 🌿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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rothschild WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km▾
Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases
Named routeLength 74 kmLocal walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route890 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 890 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route205 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 205 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route351 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 351 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
7,360 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,360 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +36
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Chinese Water Deer · Hedgehog +2
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
- Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Batman Hoverfly · 2-spot Ladybird · Sphaerophoria scripta · Melanostoma mellinum · 7-spot Ladybird +6
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
- Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
- 16-spot Ladybird
Giant Hogweed · Yellow-rattle · Meadowsweet · Common Mouse-ear · Lady's Bedstraw +34
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2023
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2023
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,360 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +36
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Chinese Water Deer · Hedgehog +2
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
- Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Batman Hoverfly · 2-spot Ladybird · Sphaerophoria scripta · Melanostoma mellinum · 7-spot Ladybird +6
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
- Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
- 16-spot Ladybird
Giant Hogweed · Yellow-rattle · Meadowsweet · Common Mouse-ear · Lady's Bedstraw +34
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2023
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2023
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
HornetVespa crabro2023HornetVespa crabro2023Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2022Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2022Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus2022Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus2022Longhorn BeetleCerambycidae2022Longhorn BeetleCerambycidae20222023
2023
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Curled DockRumex crispus2023Curled DockRumex crispus2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2023Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2023Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2023Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023ChicoryCichorium intybus2023ChicoryCichorium intybus2023Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2023Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2023TimothyPhleum pratense2023TimothyPhleum pratense2023Black MedickMedicago lupulina2023Black MedickMedicago lupulina2023Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2023Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2023False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2023Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2023Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2023Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023CowslipPrimula veris2023CowslipPrimula veris2023Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2023Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2023Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2023Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2023Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2023Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2023Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2023Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Meadow BarleyHordeum secalinum2023Meadow BarleyHordeum secalinum2023Events & activities nearby
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