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Defended enclosure on Robin-a-tiptoe Hill

7 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeAncient
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.63134, -0.85840

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Chiffchaff
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Pheasant, Chiffchaff, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Wildlife

Very strong match

Free

Mammals — Common Pipistrelle, Soprano Pipistrelle, Noctule +16 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland

Very strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Varies

Fungi — Sarcoscypha, Glistening Inkcap, Coesyn Melfed +17 more · last seen 2026

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Marsh Thistle, Blackthorn, Perennial Rye-grass +66 more · last seen 2026

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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3 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
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Cycling

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8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oakham Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

17 photos from nearby open sources

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Robin-a-Tiptoe Hill

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Robin-a-Tiptoe Hill

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Free entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Launde ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Chapel of St John the BaptistUrban park2.4 km→🌱Chapel of St John the BaptistUrban park2.5 km→✦Owston Augustinian Abbey with six fishponds, a gatehouse and boundaryHistoric site3.5 km→⛪Chapel of St John the BaptistReligious grounds2.5 km→⛪St Thomas À Becket's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→