🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Mallard
🐕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
🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Mallard
🐕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
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
8 activities
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Little Egret +74 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Little Egret +74 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +126 more · last seen 2025
Free
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Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Erythranthe lutea, Herb-Robert, Daisy +34 more · last seen 2024; Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
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Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Bridgeman Walk, Lodge ParkWalking route1.6 km▾
Check website for opening days and times, dogs on leads allowed
Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling
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6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km▾
Named routeRef 48Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 48Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route97 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 97 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.9 km▾
Named routeRef 48Length 5.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 48Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding
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4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Potlicker's Lanerestricted byway · 153 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 153 mPath type: service
Potlicker's Lanerestricted byway · 1.2 km▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.2 kmPath type: track
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