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Bailey Sim Wood

7 ha

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.69330, -1.24322

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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

9 activities

Bird watching

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Blue Tit, Mallard, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Torth Felen, Ambarelo'r Bwgan, Common Jelly Spot +105 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Torth Felen, Ambarelo'r Bwgan, Common Jelly Spot +105 more · last seen 2026

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Foraging

Plants — Barren Strawberry, Common Nettle, Hazel +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Small Copper +196 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Great Burnet, Greater Stitchwort +82 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Great Burnet, Greater Stitchwort +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
J93public footpath · 529 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 529 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route73 m
Named routeRef 63Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route138 m
Named routeRef 63Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge in Bailey Sim Wood

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge in Bailey Sim Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️BEACON HILLCountry park3.9 km→🌱Beacon Hill Country ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Bradgate ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Bradgate ParkUrban park1.9 km→✦BRADGATE PARKHistoric site1.9 km→🏞️BRADGATE PARK AND SWITHLAND WOODSCountry park2 km→

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