David Taylor Wood - Woodland plantation
15 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🌲Walks🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha
Getting here
52.68106, -1.41303
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
62 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route52 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 52Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route576 m▾
Named routeLength 576 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
13,011 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,011 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +46
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TealAnas crecca
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common GullLarus canus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- CootFulica atra
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Mole
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Beech Leaf Miner · Ivy Bee · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Harlequin Ladybird · Migrant Hawker +26
- Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi
- Ivy BeeColletes hederae
- Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Physatocheila dumetorumPhysatocheila dumetorum
Blackening Waxcap · Parrot Waxcap · Yellowfoot Waxcap · Urocystis ficariae · Cedar Cup +12
- Blackening WaxcapHygrocybe conica2025
- Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus2024
- Yellowfoot WaxcapCuphophyllus flavipes2024
- Urocystis ficariaeUrocystis ficariae
- Cedar CupGeopora sumneriana
- Entyloma ficariaeEntyloma ficariae
🌿Plants5 species
springautumn
2025▾
Bird Cherry · Alder · Coltsfoot · Primrose · Crescent-cup Liverwort
- Bird CherryPrunus padus
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,011 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +46
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TealAnas crecca
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common GullLarus canus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- CootFulica atra
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Mole
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Beech Leaf Miner · Ivy Bee · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Harlequin Ladybird · Migrant Hawker +26
- Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi
- Ivy BeeColletes hederae
- Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Physatocheila dumetorumPhysatocheila dumetorum
Blackening Waxcap · Parrot Waxcap · Yellowfoot Waxcap · Urocystis ficariae · Cedar Cup +12
- Blackening WaxcapHygrocybe conica2025
- Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus2024
- Yellowfoot WaxcapCuphophyllus flavipes2024
- Urocystis ficariaeUrocystis ficariae
- Cedar CupGeopora sumneriana
- Entyloma ficariaeEntyloma ficariae
🌿Plants5 species
springautumn
2025▾
Bird Cherry · Alder · Coltsfoot · Primrose · Crescent-cup Liverwort
- Bird CherryPrunus padus
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Fagocyba cruenta
Fagocyba cruenta
Fagocyba cruenta
Fagocyba cruenta
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaAnoecia (Anoecia) corniAnoecia (Anoecia) corniAnoecia (Anoecia) corniAnoecia (Anoecia) corniCicadula frontalisCicadula frontalisCicadula frontalisCicadula frontalisBirch ClubhornCimbex femoratusBirch ClubhornCimbex femoratusWater LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctataWater LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctataPsallus (Psallus) falleniPsallus (Psallus) falleniPsallus (Psallus) falleniPsallus (Psallus) falleniArocatus roeseliiArocatus roeseliiArocatus roeseliiArocatus roeseliiOrthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsusOrthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsusOrthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsusOrthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsusStenocranus majorStenocranus majorStenocranus majorStenocranus majorCabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleraceaCabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleraceaVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansCheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsisAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansCommon Green SawflyTenthredo mesomelaCommon Green SawflyTenthredo mesomelaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaNettle-TapAnthophila fabricianaNettle-TapAnthophila fabricianaCinnabarTyria jacobaeaeCinnabarTyria jacobaeaeMarbled White SpotProtodeltote pygargaMarbled White SpotProtodeltote pygarga7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataXestophanes potentillaeXestophanes potentillae2024Xestophanes potentillaeXestophanes potentillae2024Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis2024Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis2024Scarlet CaterpillarclubCordyceps militaris2025Scarlet CaterpillarclubCordyceps militaris2025Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus2025Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus2025Fragrant FunnelClitocybe fragrans2024Fragrant FunnelClitocybe fragrans2024Slimy WaxcapGliophorus irrigatus2024Slimy WaxcapGliophorus irrigatus2024Oakbug MilkcapLactarius quietus2024Oakbug MilkcapLactarius quietus2024Shaggy InkcapCoprinus comatus2024Shaggy InkcapCoprinus comatus2024Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea2024Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea2024Spangle WaxcapHygrocybe insipida2024Spangle WaxcapHygrocybe insipida2024BallerinaPorpolomopsis calyptriformis2024BallerinaPorpolomopsis calyptriformis2024Xerocomellus chrysenteron agg.Xerocomellus chrysenteron agg.2024Xerocomellus chrysenteron agg.Xerocomellus chrysenteron agg.2024Striate EarthstarGeastrum striatum2024Striate EarthstarGeastrum striatum2024