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Sandpits Wood - Woodland

10 ha

📷 Richard Williams · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Walks
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

52.49822, -0.88443

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞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

Good to know

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

Best for

1 activity

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Brampton Valley WayCycling route
Named route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route86 m
Named routeRef 64Length 86 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route817 m
Named routeRef 6Length 817 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View across Rear of Sewage Works

📷 Richard Williams · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View across Rear of Sewage Works

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Little Bowden ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Welland ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Garden of RemembranceUrban park3.4 km→🌱Welland ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Welland ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Welland ParkUrban park4 km→

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