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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
52.60920, -0.83972
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦22+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Rook
- 🐕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
- 🐦22+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Rook
- 🐕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
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Rook, Woodpigeon +19 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Mammals — Rabbit, Badger, Brown Hare +11 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Dogs allowed — public woodland
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Sarcoscypha, Crystal Brain, Witch's Butter +8 more · last seen 2026
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Approaching St Michael's church, Loddington
Photos
Approaching St Michael's church, Loddington
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
30,189 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
30,189 records · NBN AtlasPheasant · Rook · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw
+17 more speciesHide species list
All 22 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- QuailCoturnix coturnix2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Rabbit · Badger · Brown Hare · Muntjac · Red Fox
+9 more speciesHide species list
All 14 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown Rat
White-spot Sallow Dot · Three-spot Dot
Sarcoscypha · Crystal Brain · Witch's Butter · Crested Coral · Torth Felen
+6 more speciesHide species list
All 11 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha
- Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
- Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
- Crested CoralClavulina coralloides2025
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2025
- Twig ParachuteMarasmiellus ramealis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
30,189 records · NBN AtlasPheasant · Rook · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw
+17 more speciesHide species list
All 22 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- QuailCoturnix coturnix2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Rabbit · Badger · Brown Hare · Muntjac · Red Fox
+9 more speciesHide species list
All 14 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown Rat
White-spot Sallow Dot · Three-spot Dot
Sarcoscypha · Crystal Brain · Witch's Butter · Crested Coral · Torth Felen
+6 more speciesHide species list
All 11 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha
- Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
- Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
- Crested CoralClavulina coralloides2025
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2025
- Twig ParachuteMarasmiellus ramealis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rattus norvegicus
Rattus norvegicus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolusRoe DeerCapreolus capreolusWood MouseApodemus sylvaticusWood MouseApodemus sylvaticusFallow DeerDama damaFallow DeerDama damaHedgehogErinaceus europaeusHedgehogErinaceus europaeusRed DeerCervus elaphusRed DeerCervus elaphusWild BoarSus scrofaWild BoarSus scrofaChinese Water DeerHydropotes inermisChinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis2025
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Elastic SaddleHelvella elastica2025Elastic SaddleHelvella elastica2025Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica2025Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica2025Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025Beech WoodwartHypoxylon fragiforme2025Beech WoodwartHypoxylon fragiforme2025Larch DiscoLachnellula occidentalis2025Larch DiscoLachnellula occidentalis2025Events & activities nearby
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