Long Wood - Woodland plantation
6 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.09181, -1.09098
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 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southwell TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 645Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route339 m▾
Named routeLength 339 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route136 m▾
Named routeLength 136 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route428 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 428 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route149 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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Wildlife to spot
9,232 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,232 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Chaffinch +33
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
7-spot Ladybird · Campyloneura virgula · Jet Ant · Cantharis nigricans · Cantharis rustica +4
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula
- Jet AntLasius fuliginosus
- Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
- Cream-streaked Ladybird
Charcoal Burner · Violet Bramble Rust · Red Edge Brittlestem · Snapping Bonnet · Jelly Rot +27
- Charcoal BurnerRussula cyanoxantha
- Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
- Red Edge BrittlestemPsathyrella corrugis
- Snapping BonnetMycena vitilis
- Jelly RotPhlebia tremellosa
- Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus
- Dead Man's Fingers
Green Alkanet · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Dryopteris affinis · Wall Speedwell · Pendulous Sedge +13
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
- Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
- Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
- Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
- Field Pansy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,232 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Chaffinch +33
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
7-spot Ladybird · Campyloneura virgula · Jet Ant · Cantharis nigricans · Cantharis rustica +4
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula
- Jet AntLasius fuliginosus
- Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
- Cream-streaked Ladybird
Charcoal Burner · Violet Bramble Rust · Red Edge Brittlestem · Snapping Bonnet · Jelly Rot +27
- Charcoal BurnerRussula cyanoxantha
- Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
- Red Edge BrittlestemPsathyrella corrugis
- Snapping BonnetMycena vitilis
- Jelly RotPhlebia tremellosa
- Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus
- Dead Man's Fingers
Green Alkanet · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Dryopteris affinis · Wall Speedwell · Pendulous Sedge +13
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
- Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
- Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
- Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
- Field Pansy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia quadripunctata
Harmonia quadripunctata
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttataAnt BeetleThanasimus formicariusAnt BeetleThanasimus formicariusXylaria polymorpha
Xylaria polymorpha
Holly SpeckleTrochila ilicinaHolly SpeckleTrochila ilicinaCommon EyelashScutellinia scutellataCommon EyelashScutellinia scutellataScurfy TwigletTubaria furfuraceaScurfy TwigletTubaria furfuraceaGoldenhaired InkcapParasola auricomaGoldenhaired InkcapParasola auricomaCoral SpotNectria cinnabarinaCoral SpotNectria cinnabarinaTurkeytailTrametes versicolorTurkeytailTrametes versicolorHairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumHairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumHare's EarOtidea onoticaHare's EarOtidea onoticaScaly EarthballScleroderma verrucosumScaly EarthballScleroderma verrucosumPowderpuff BracketPostia ptychogasterPowderpuff BracketPostia ptychogasterRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaBrown RollrimPaxillus involutusBrown RollrimPaxillus involutusTubaria romagnesianaTubaria romagnesianaTubaria romagnesianaTubaria romagnesianaYellow BrainTremella mesentericaYellow BrainTremella mesentericaThe FlirtRussula vescaThe FlirtRussula vescaSplit PorecrustSchizopora paradoxaSplit PorecrustSchizopora paradoxaBlackening BrittlegillRussula nigricansBlackening BrittlegillRussula nigricansHairy BracketTrametes hirsutaHairy BracketTrametes hirsutaOchre BrittlegillRussula ochroleucaOchre BrittlegillRussula ochroleucaStinky KnightTricholoma sulphureumStinky KnightTricholoma sulphureumCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonOak ToothcrustRadulomyces molarisOak ToothcrustRadulomyces molarisCingroenPhallus impudicusCingroenPhallus impudicusYellow FanSpathularia flavidaYellow FanSpathularia flavidaPostia fragilisPostia fragilisPostia fragilisPostia fragilisViola arvensis
Viola arvensis
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