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Bluebell Wood

2 ha

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.85953, -0.77743

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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
  • 🌿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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl; Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Red-legged Partridge +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Common Wainscot +301 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Common Wainscot +301 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Cock's-foot, False Oat-grass +85 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Nettle, Cock's-foot, False Oat-grass +85 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Elder +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Fragrant Funnel, Parrot Waxcap, Slimy Waxcap +4 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Fragrant Funnel, Parrot Waxcap, Slimy Waxcap +4 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Lincolnshire Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 64Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route485 m
Named routeRef 64Length 485 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 64Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field west of Croxton Lane

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field west of Croxton Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Croxton ParkUrban park2.8 km→✦Belvoir CastleHistoric site2.9 km→✦Croxton Abbey and associated remainsHistoric site2.1 km→✦Denton village crossHistoric site5 km→💧Knipton ReservoirReservoir1 km→💧Knipton ReservoirReservoir1 km→

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