Edward's Wood - Woodland plantation
1 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🎠Play🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.61541, -0.67685
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground 242m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground 242m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Byway (Rutland)
Varies
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rutland Water CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Photos
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Wildlife to spot
9,171 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,171 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon +36
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RavenCorvus corax
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- MagpiePica pica
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Mole
🐝Insects37 species
springsummer
2026▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Corizus hyoscyami · Sphaerophoria scripta · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Field Grasshopper +32
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
🍄Fungi2 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Fragrant Funnel · Alder Tongue
- Fragrant FunnelClitocybe fragrans
- Alder TongueTaphrina alni2024
Ground-ivy · Cowslip · Springy Turf-moss · Dandelion · Early Dog-violet +12
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
- Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,171 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon +36
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RavenCorvus corax
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- MagpiePica pica
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Mole
🐝Insects37 species
springsummer
2026▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Corizus hyoscyami · Sphaerophoria scripta · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Field Grasshopper +32
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
🍄Fungi2 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Fragrant Funnel · Alder Tongue
- Fragrant FunnelClitocybe fragrans
- Alder TongueTaphrina alni2024
Ground-ivy · Cowslip · Springy Turf-moss · Dandelion · Early Dog-violet +12
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
- Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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