Common Hill Wood - Woodland plantation
2 ha
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.69498, -1.37074
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
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route118 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Alternative RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route327 m▾
Named routeLength 327 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route52 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
12,367 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,367 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Grey Heron · Goldfinch · Mute Swan · Gadwall +40
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Harvest Mouse
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects85 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Arboridia ribauti · Nut Leaf Blister Moth · Knopper Gall Causer · Common Carder Bee · Sarcophaga +80
- Arboridia ribautiArboridia ribauti
- Nut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryli
- Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- SarcophagaSarcophaga
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Scarlet Elfcup · Scarlet Caterpillarclub · Phyllactinia mali · Blackening Waxcap · False Chanterelle +1
- Scarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriaca
- Scarlet CaterpillarclubCordyceps militaris2025
- Phyllactinia maliPhyllactinia mali2025
- Blackening WaxcapHygrocybe conica2025
- False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca2025
- Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus
Mistletoe · Common Hemp-nettle · Red Dead-nettle · Cuckooflower · White Dead-nettle +4
- MistletoeViscum album
- Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,367 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Grey Heron · Goldfinch · Mute Swan · Gadwall +40
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Harvest Mouse
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects85 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Arboridia ribauti · Nut Leaf Blister Moth · Knopper Gall Causer · Common Carder Bee · Sarcophaga +80
- Arboridia ribautiArboridia ribauti
- Nut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryli
- Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- SarcophagaSarcophaga
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Scarlet Elfcup · Scarlet Caterpillarclub · Phyllactinia mali · Blackening Waxcap · False Chanterelle +1
- Scarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriaca
- Scarlet CaterpillarclubCordyceps militaris2025
- Phyllactinia maliPhyllactinia mali2025
- Blackening WaxcapHygrocybe conica2025
- False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca2025
- Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus
Mistletoe · Common Hemp-nettle · Red Dead-nettle · Cuckooflower · White Dead-nettle +4
- MistletoeViscum album
- Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
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