Harby Hill Wood
Selected Wild Place / Other Wild Places / Public Rights of Way / VC55 boundary
A public footpath runs through the centre of the wood and a bridleway through the southern end.
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Total species seen at this site:
A band of deciduous woodland along the west-facing scarp slope of the Vale of Belvoir. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) due to its colonies of Wild Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus. The woodland covers about 18 hectares and is dominated by Ash and Sycamore with some Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn and Elder. At the southern end is a small area of species-rich grassland and there are springs at several points at the base of the slope. From below the wood there are beautiful views across the Vale of Belvoir.
Early spring is good for Wild Daffodils and Bluebells. Badgers, Foxes and Muntjac are common. Resident woodland birds include Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Marsh Tit, Green and Great Spotted Woodpecker. Migrants include Spotted Flycatchers, Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps in summer and Redwings and Fieldfares in winter. Buzzards, Red Kites and Ravens, long absent, are now all regular.
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