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Booth Wood

10 ha

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeFungiForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

52.76823, -1.25195

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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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Jelly Ear +22 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Jelly Ear +22 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Raspberry, Hazel +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +304 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +304 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +38 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Goldilocks Buttercup, Cleavers, Wood Avens +66 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Goldilocks Buttercup, Cleavers, Wood Avens +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hathern <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bluebells in Booth Wood

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bluebells in Booth Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Queen's ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Glenmore ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Southfields ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Southfields ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Sidings ParkUrban park3.8 km→

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