Benscliffe Wood - Woodland plantation
✦ Ancient woodland8 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
52.70584, -1.24361
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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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
31,185 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
31,185 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Coal Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Great Tit +20
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2026▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Frog
Drepanosiphum platanoidis · Large Flax Flea Beetle · Asaphes vulgaris · Bradysia urticae · Megaselia pectoralis +42
- Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2025
- Large Flax Flea BeetleAphthona euphorbiae2025
- Asaphes vulgarisAsaphes vulgaris2025
- Bradysia urticaeBradysia urticae2025
- Megaselia pectoralisMegaselia pectoralis2025
- Lindbergina
Honey Fungus · Cobweb Duster · Leafy Brain · Tawny Grisette · Razor Strop Fungus +4
- Honey FungusArmillaria mellea2025
- Cobweb DusterAthelia arachnoidea
- Leafy BrainPhaeotremella foliacea
- Tawny GrisetteAmanita fulva2025
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina2025
- Amanita WridogAmanita rubescens2025
Lesser Celandine · Foxglove · Ragwort · Navelwort
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- RagwortSenecio
- NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,185 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Coal Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Great Tit +20
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2026▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Frog
Drepanosiphum platanoidis · Large Flax Flea Beetle · Asaphes vulgaris · Bradysia urticae · Megaselia pectoralis +42
- Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2025
- Large Flax Flea BeetleAphthona euphorbiae2025
- Asaphes vulgarisAsaphes vulgaris2025
- Bradysia urticaeBradysia urticae2025
- Megaselia pectoralisMegaselia pectoralis2025
- Lindbergina
Honey Fungus · Cobweb Duster · Leafy Brain · Tawny Grisette · Razor Strop Fungus +4
- Honey FungusArmillaria mellea2025
- Cobweb DusterAthelia arachnoidea
- Leafy BrainPhaeotremella foliacea
- Tawny GrisetteAmanita fulva2025
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina2025
- Amanita WridogAmanita rubescens2025
Lesser Celandine · Foxglove · Ragwort · Navelwort
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- RagwortSenecio
- NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lindbergina2025
Lindbergina2025
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