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Bottesford Football Club

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Dogs welcome

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
  • Playing fields 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Square-spot Rustic, Setaceous Hebrew Character +263 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Square-spot Rustic, Setaceous Hebrew Character +263 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Mistletoe, Creeping Buttercup, Cow Parsley +72 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Mistletoe, Creeping Buttercup, Cow Parsley +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Common Nettle, White Dead-nettle +12 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route173 m
Named routeRef 64Length 173 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route666 m
Named routeRef 15Length 666 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 15Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route251 m
Named routeRef 64Length 251 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Nottingham Road towards Bottesford

Nottingham Road towards Bottesford

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