Heather Wood - Woodland plantation
9 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🚲Cycling🌲Walks
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
52.68640, -1.42611
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
Named cycling route nearby: Route 52
Varies
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 4 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
64 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route659 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 659 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 41 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
9,093 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,093 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Coot +40
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- TealAnas crecca
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Otter · Mole
- OtterLutra lutra
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects25 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Ivy Bee · Physatocheila dumetorum · Mesembrina meridiana · Hornet Hoverfly +20
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Ivy BeeColletes hederae
- Physatocheila dumetorumPhysatocheila dumetorum
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Anoecia (Anoecia) corniAnoecia (Anoecia) corni
🍄Fungi7 species
winterspring
2026▾
Urocystis ficariae · Cedar Cup · Entyloma ficariae · Giant Polypore · Yellow Brain +2
- Urocystis ficariaeUrocystis ficariae
- Cedar CupGeopora sumneriana
- Entyloma ficariaeEntyloma ficariae
- Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus2025
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica2025
- Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes
Bird Cherry · Alder · Primrose · Coltsfoot
- Bird CherryPrunus padus
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,093 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Coot +40
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- TealAnas crecca
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Otter · Mole
- OtterLutra lutra
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects25 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Ivy Bee · Physatocheila dumetorum · Mesembrina meridiana · Hornet Hoverfly +20
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Ivy BeeColletes hederae
- Physatocheila dumetorumPhysatocheila dumetorum
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Anoecia (Anoecia) corniAnoecia (Anoecia) corni
🍄Fungi7 species
winterspring
2026▾
Urocystis ficariae · Cedar Cup · Entyloma ficariae · Giant Polypore · Yellow Brain +2
- Urocystis ficariaeUrocystis ficariae
- Cedar CupGeopora sumneriana
- Entyloma ficariaeEntyloma ficariae
- Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus2025
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica2025
- Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes
Bird Cherry · Alder · Primrose · Coltsfoot
- Bird CherryPrunus padus
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha2025SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha2025