John's Wood - Woodland plantation
13 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🌲Walks🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
52.75115, -1.51316
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
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Red WalkWalking route3.8 km▾
Named routeLength 3.8 km
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Conkers CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRef Conkers CircuitRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route26 m▾
Named routeLength 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route600 m▾
Named routeLength 600 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route657 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 657 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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▾
The Tramway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef The Tramway Trail
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John's Wood near Norris Hill, Leicestershire
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Wildlife to spot
25,879 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
25,879 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Dunnock · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +41
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Red Fox · Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis tenax · Ruby Tiger · Twig Gall Causer
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa
- Twig Gall CauserAndricus inflator f. sexual2025
🍄Fungi7 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Amber Jelly · Witch's Butter · Oak Moss · Crimped Gill · Amethyst Deceiver +2
- Amber JellyExidia recisa
- Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
- Oak MossEvernia prunastri
- Crimped GillPlicatura crispa2025
- Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystina2025
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
🌿Plants2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Coltsfoot · Elegant Bristle-moss
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,879 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Dunnock · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +41
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Red Fox · Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis tenax · Ruby Tiger · Twig Gall Causer
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa
- Twig Gall CauserAndricus inflator f. sexual2025
🍄Fungi7 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Amber Jelly · Witch's Butter · Oak Moss · Crimped Gill · Amethyst Deceiver +2
- Amber JellyExidia recisa
- Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
- Oak MossEvernia prunastri
- Crimped GillPlicatura crispa2025
- Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystina2025
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
🌿Plants2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Coltsfoot · Elegant Bristle-moss
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Saffron MilkcapLactarius deliciosus2025Saffron MilkcapLactarius deliciosus2025