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Bagworth New Wood

3 ha

📷 Tim Glover · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiForaging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.67229, -1.34946

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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
  • 🍄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

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Yellow Brain, Snowy Waxcap, Scarlet Elfcup +43 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Yellow Brain, Snowy Waxcap, Scarlet Elfcup +43 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Hazel +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, White-spot Sallow Dot, Aspen Dot +306 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, White-spot Sallow Dot, Aspen Dot +306 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Spear Thistle, Ash +188 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Spear Thistle, Ash +188 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route52 m
Named routeRef 63Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route576 m
Named routeLength 576 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route5 m
Named routeLength 5 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 63Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bagworth New Wood

📷 Tim Glover · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bagworth New Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Penny Wakefield Community WoodlandUrban park2.9 km→🌱Penny Wakefield Community WoodlandUrban park2.8 km→🦉BILLA BARRA HILL NATURE RESERVENature reserve4 km→🏞️SENCE VALLEYCountry park4.9 km→🏞️BAGWORTH HEATH WOODSCountry park100 m→🌱Leicester Road Play ParkUrban park4 km→

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