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Bardon Hill

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Rude Health · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeFungiBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.71472, -1.31669

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust, Common Orange Lichen, Lasallia pustulata +37 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust, Common Orange Lichen, Lasallia pustulata +37 more · last seen 2026

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Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — Blue Tit, Chiffchaff, Robin +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Pedunculate Oak, Bramble +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +167 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bracken, Bilberry, Pedunculate Oak +95 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 5 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
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Cycling

63 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route118 m
Named routeRef 52Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route113 m
Named routeRef 52Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 52Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bardon Hill

📷 Rude Health · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Penny Wakefield Community WoodlandUrban park3.4 km→🏞️SNIBSTONCountry park4.7 km→🌱Penny Wakefield Community WoodlandUrban park3.4 km→🦉BILLA BARRA HILL NATURE RESERVENature reserve1.8 km→🌱Coalville ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Phoenix ParkUrban park3.7 km→

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