Stoney Flatts Wood - Woodland plantation
3 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🌲Walks🥾Hiking
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.69646, -1.49996
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 🅿️Parking 266m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 266m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Ivanhoe Way
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
41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Conkers CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRef Conkers CircuitRound tripLocal cycle route
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
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 52Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Family Forest Trail (Yellow)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Family Forest TrailRound trip
Wood Farm TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Wood Farm Trail
Shell Brook TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Shell Brook TrailRound tripLocal cycle route
Hicks Lodge TrailMountain bike route▾
Pooley Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
15,813 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
15,813 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springsummer
2025▾
House Sparrow · Blackbird · House Martin · Pochard · Shoveler +48
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- PochardAythya ferina
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- WigeonMareca penelope
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- TealAnas crecca
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- CootFulica atra
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
Badger
🐝Insects37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Green-veined White · Plateumaris sericea · Tachina fera +32
- Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Plateumaris sericeaPlateumaris sericea
- Tachina feraTachina fera
- Populicerus confususPopulicerus confusus
🌿Plants6 species
springsummer
2026▾
Coltsfoot · Sand Spurrey · Jersey Cudweed · Celery-leaved Buttercup · Marsh Foxtail +1
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Sand SpurreySpergularia rubra2025
- Jersey CudweedLaphangium luteoalbum2025
- Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2025
- Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,813 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springsummer
2025▾
House Sparrow · Blackbird · House Martin · Pochard · Shoveler +48
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- PochardAythya ferina
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- WigeonMareca penelope
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- TealAnas crecca
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- CootFulica atra
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
Badger
🐝Insects37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Green-veined White · Plateumaris sericea · Tachina fera +32
- Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Plateumaris sericeaPlateumaris sericea
- Tachina feraTachina fera
- Populicerus confususPopulicerus confusus
🌿Plants6 species
springsummer
2026▾
Coltsfoot · Sand Spurrey · Jersey Cudweed · Celery-leaved Buttercup · Marsh Foxtail +1
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Sand SpurreySpergularia rubra2025
- Jersey CudweedLaphangium luteoalbum2025
- Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2025
- Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Idiocerus stigmaticalisIdiocerus stigmaticalisIdiocerus stigmaticalisIdiocerus stigmaticalisPiesma maculatumPiesma maculatumPiesma maculatumPiesma maculatumOrthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsusOrthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsusOrthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsusOrthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusMarbled WhiteMelanargia galatheaMarbled WhiteMelanargia galatheaSpike-rush BorerMonochroa lucidellaSpike-rush BorerMonochroa lucidellaRabdophaga rosaria complexRabdophaga rosaria complexRabdophaga rosaria complexRabdophaga rosaria complexCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumPtychoptera contaminataPtychoptera contaminataPtychoptera contaminataPtychoptera contaminataCryptosiphum artemisiaeCryptosiphum artemisiaeCryptosiphum artemisiaeCryptosiphum artemisiaeLimotettix striolaLimotettix striolaLimotettix striolaLimotettix striolaFireweed MomphaMompha raschkiellaFireweed MomphaMompha raschkiellaTerellia tussilaginisTerellia tussilaginisTerellia tussilaginisTerellia tussilaginisBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansNarrow-bordered Five-spot BurnetZygaena loniceraeNarrow-bordered Five-spot BurnetZygaena loniceraeCommon FootmanEilema lurideolaCommon FootmanEilema lurideolaEuropiella artemisiaeEuropiella artemisiaeEuropiella artemisiaeEuropiella artemisiaeLiriomyza puellaLiriomyza puellaLiriomyza puellaLiriomyza puellaBedeguar GallDiplolepis rosaeBedeguar GallDiplolepis rosaeStictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosusBroad-barred FusehornArge cyanocroceaBroad-barred FusehornArge cyanocroceaOak BeautyBiston stratariaOak BeautyBiston stratariaMalachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatusMalachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatusCommon BluePolyommatus icarusCommon BluePolyommatus icarusBurnet CompanionEuclidia glyphicaBurnet CompanionEuclidia glyphicaLong-horned GeneralStratiomys longicornisLong-horned GeneralStratiomys longicornisLatticed HeathChiasmia clathrataLatticed HeathChiasmia clathrataWayward SawflyTenthredo temulaWayward SawflyTenthredo temulaEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaEmpis opacaEmpis opacaEmpis opacaEmpis opacaCommon Spike-rush
Common Spike-rush
Eleocharis palustris2025
Eleocharis palustris2025