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Battram Wood

76 ha

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome76 ha

Getting here

52.67987, -1.38066

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tree Pipit, Blackbird, Little Grebe +94 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tree Pipit, Blackbird, Little Grebe +94 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Blackening Waxcap, Parrot Waxcap, Ballerina +49 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Blackening Waxcap, Parrot Waxcap, Ballerina +49 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Blackthorn, Hawthorn +17 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Ivy Bee, White-spot Sallow Dot, Slender Ground-hopper +254 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ivy Bee, White-spot Sallow Dot, Slender Ground-hopper +254 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Ragwort, White Clover, Creeping Thistle +129 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Ragwort, White Clover, Creeping Thistle +129 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 11 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

68 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 52Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route52 m
Named routeRef 63Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route576 m
Named routeLength 576 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Battram Wood

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Penny Wakefield Community WoodlandUrban park2.5 km→🏞️SNIBSTONCountry park4.9 km→🌱Penny Wakefield Community WoodlandUrban park2.5 km→🌱Sence Valley Country ParkUrban park2.9 km→🏞️SENCE VALLEYCountry park2.7 km→🌱Snibston Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→

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