John's Wood - Woodland plantation
2 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🌲Walks🥾Hiking
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.75406, -1.51306
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
Named hiking route nearby: National Forest Way
Free
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 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
Purple WalkWalking route3.5 km▾
Named routeLength 3.5 km
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
62 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
N/ACycling route18 m▾
Named routeLength 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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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Wildlife to spot
13,919 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,919 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Woodpigeon +30
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- 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 · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects6 species
springautumn
2026▾
Field Grasshopper · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis tenax · Ruby Tiger +1
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa
- Twig Gall CauserAndricus inflator f. sexual
🍄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
13,919 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Woodpigeon +30
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- 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 · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects6 species
springautumn
2026▾
Field Grasshopper · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis tenax · Ruby Tiger +1
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa
- Twig Gall CauserAndricus inflator f. sexual
🍄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
2025
2025
Saffron MilkcapLactarius deliciosus2025Saffron MilkcapLactarius deliciosus2025Events & activities nearby
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