Woodwell Head - Woodland plantation
5 ha
Plan your visit
🌲Walks
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
52.74371, -0.68210
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 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oakham Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Gate into woodland, Market Overton
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Wildlife to spot
6,517 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,517 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Linnet · Blue Tit · Blackbird +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
🐝Insects52 species
springsummer
2026▾
Meadow Grasshopper · Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Azure Damselfly · Vestal Cuckoo Bee · Large Skipper +47
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2025
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2025
Verrucaria macrostoma · Lecidella elaeochroma · Variospora flavescens · Arthonia radiata
- Verrucaria macrostomaVerrucaria macrostoma
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
- Variospora flavescensVariospora flavescens
- Arthonia radiataArthonia radiata
Common Spotted-orchid · Green-winged Orchid · Shepherd's-purse · Herb-Robert · Greater Stitchwort +14
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Sycamore
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,517 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Linnet · Blue Tit · Blackbird +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
🐝Insects52 species
springsummer
2026▾
Meadow Grasshopper · Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Azure Damselfly · Vestal Cuckoo Bee · Large Skipper +47
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2025
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2025
Verrucaria macrostoma · Lecidella elaeochroma · Variospora flavescens · Arthonia radiata
- Verrucaria macrostomaVerrucaria macrostoma
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
- Variospora flavescensVariospora flavescens
- Arthonia radiataArthonia radiata
Common Spotted-orchid · Green-winged Orchid · Shepherd's-purse · Herb-Robert · Greater Stitchwort +14
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Sycamore
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Acer pseudoplatanus
Acer pseudoplatanus
Common MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumDwarf MallowMalva neglectaDwarf MallowMalva neglectaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataManna AshFraxinus ornusManna AshFraxinus ornusCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisAdder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatumAdder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatumGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisEvents & activities nearby
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