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Banthorpe Wood

8 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.69373, -0.41879

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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
  • 🐕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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +39 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +96 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +96 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Fleabane, New Zealand Pigmyweed, Lady's Bedstraw +33 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Fleabane, New Zealand Pigmyweed, Lady's Bedstraw +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Elder, Hawthorn +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Torpel WayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland near Banthorpe Wood

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland near Banthorpe Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Casewick ParkUrban park3 km→✦Uffington ParkHistoric site4.6 km→✦Medieval settlement remains at Shillingthorpe ParkHistoric site500 m→✦Settlement site E of Greatford villageHistoric site2.8 km→✦Greatford HallHistoric site1.5 km→⚽Meadows Playing FieldPlaying field3.4 km→

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