Peacock Wood - Woodland plantation
7 ha
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
53.45978, -0.77786
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Bunker's Hill and Peacock Wood, south of Wildsworth: aerial 2023 (3)
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Wildlife to spot
2,582 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
2,582 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Robin +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2019
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2019
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2019
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2019
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2019
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis2019
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
- MagpiePica pica2019
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2019
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2019
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2019
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2019
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2019
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2019
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Common GullLarus canus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RavenCorvus corax
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2019
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2019
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2019
- Rock DoveColumba livia2019
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2019
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2018
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Water Vole · Hedgehog · Red Deer · Roe Deer
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2019
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2018
Small Tortoiseshell · Meadow Brown · Large White · Platycheirus scutatus · Green-veined White +19
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2021
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Spiky Bog-moss · Fringed Bog-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Snowdrop · Polytrichum commune s.str. +3
- Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum
- Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum
- Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2020
- Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.
- Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,582 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Robin +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2019
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2019
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2019
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2019
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2019
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis2019
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
- MagpiePica pica2019
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2019
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2019
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2019
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2019
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2019
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2019
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Common GullLarus canus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RavenCorvus corax
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2019
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2019
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2019
- Rock DoveColumba livia2019
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2019
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2018
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Water Vole · Hedgehog · Red Deer · Roe Deer
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2019
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2018
Small Tortoiseshell · Meadow Brown · Large White · Platycheirus scutatus · Green-veined White +19
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2021
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Spiky Bog-moss · Fringed Bog-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Snowdrop · Polytrichum commune s.str. +3
- Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum
- Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum
- Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2020
- Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.
- Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisMottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus2024Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus2024Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2024Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2024Conops vesicularisConops vesicularis2024Conops vesicularisConops vesicularis2024SyrphusSyrphus2022SyrphusSyrphus2022Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022Botanophila fugaxBotanophila fugax2021Botanophila fugaxBotanophila fugax2021EumerusEumerus2021EumerusEumerus2021Tachina feraTachina fera2021Tachina feraTachina fera2021Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2021Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2021Platycheirus peltatusPlatycheirus peltatus2021Platycheirus peltatusPlatycheirus peltatus2021Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2021Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2021Linnaemya vulpinaLinnaemya vulpina2021Linnaemya vulpinaLinnaemya vulpina2021Clouded YellowColias croceus2019Clouded YellowColias croceus2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Small WhitePieris rapae2018Small WhitePieris rapae2018Slender Sandwort
Slender Sandwort
Arenaria leptoclados2023
Arenaria leptoclados2023
Hoary CinquefoilPotentilla argentea2023Hoary CinquefoilPotentilla argentea2023Events & activities nearby
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