John's Wood - Woodland plantation
6 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
52.75190, -1.50533
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
- 🌿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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Red WalkWalking route3.8 km▾
Named routeLength 3.8 km
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Purple WalkWalking route3.5 km▾
Named routeLength 3.5 km
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
64 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
16,801 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,801 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Woodpigeon +30
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Red Fox · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects4 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Field Grasshopper · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Ruby Tiger · Twig Gall Causer
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa
- Twig Gall CauserAndricus inflator f. sexual2025
🍄Fungi7 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Amber Jelly · Cedar Cup · Witch's Butter · Oak Moss · Amethyst Deceiver +2
- Amber JellyExidia recisa
- Cedar CupGeopora sumneriana
- Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
- Oak MossEvernia prunastri
- Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystina2025
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025
Elegant Bristle-moss
- Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,801 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Woodpigeon +30
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Red Fox · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects4 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Field Grasshopper · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Ruby Tiger · Twig Gall Causer
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa
- Twig Gall CauserAndricus inflator f. sexual2025
🍄Fungi7 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Amber Jelly · Cedar Cup · Witch's Butter · Oak Moss · Amethyst Deceiver +2
- Amber JellyExidia recisa
- Cedar CupGeopora sumneriana
- Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
- Oak MossEvernia prunastri
- Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystina2025
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025
Elegant Bristle-moss
- Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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