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Peckleton Common - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Tim Glover · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.60577, -1.28695

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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
Parking

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bridleway U52Walking route
Named routeRef U52
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route317 m
Named routeLength 317 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route240 m
Named routeLength 240 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route902 m
Named routeLength 902 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route727 m
Named routeRef 63Length 727 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route498 m
Named routeLength 498 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Peckleton Common

📷 Tim Glover · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Peckleton Common

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Kirby Muxloe Bowls ClubUrban park4.7 km→🌱Wood Street Community ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Radford ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Pickard Recreation GroundUrban park2.4 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→🌱Tropical Bird GardenUrban park3 km→

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