Potter's Wood - Woodland plantation
✦ Ancient woodland1 ha
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.73132, -1.60096
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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Coton in the Elms Circular WalkWalking route10 km▾
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route
Spires and SteeplesWalking route▾
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Conkers CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRef Conkers CircuitRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route32 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface pavementslabs
Main RouteCycling route25 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 25 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route190 m▾
Named routeLength 190 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route446 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 446 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
10,701 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,701 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGrey Wagtail · Lesser Redpoll · Coot · Chaffinch · Robin +20
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- CootFulica atra
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mole
Large White · Red Admiral · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Small White · Holly Leaf Gall Fly +1
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis
- Golden DotStigmella aurella
Script Lichen · Oak Moss · Hairy Curtain Crust · Hoof Fungus · King Alfred's Cakes +4
- Script LichenGraphis scripta s. lat.
- Oak MossEvernia prunastri
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- Bracken MapRhopographus filicinus
- Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
Common Nettle · Wood Dock · Wood Avens · Pedunculate Oak · Hazel +87
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- HazelCorylus avellana
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,701 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGrey Wagtail · Lesser Redpoll · Coot · Chaffinch · Robin +20
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- CootFulica atra
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mole
Large White · Red Admiral · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Small White · Holly Leaf Gall Fly +1
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis
- Golden DotStigmella aurella
Script Lichen · Oak Moss · Hairy Curtain Crust · Hoof Fungus · King Alfred's Cakes +4
- Script LichenGraphis scripta s. lat.
- Oak MossEvernia prunastri
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- Bracken MapRhopographus filicinus
- Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
Common Nettle · Wood Dock · Wood Avens · Pedunculate Oak · Hazel +87
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- HazelCorylus avellana
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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