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Battram Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.67359, -1.37376

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 493m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

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 · 3 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

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
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
N/ACycling route5 m
Named routeLength 5 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path and woodland near Battram

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path and woodland near Battram

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Penny Wakefield Community WoodlandUrban park2.8 km→🌱Penny Wakefield Community WoodlandUrban park2.8 km→🌱Sence Valley Country ParkUrban park3.8 km→🏞️SENCE VALLEYCountry park3.6 km→🏞️BAGWORTH HEATH WOODSCountry park1.7 km→🌱Leicester Road Play ParkUrban park2.7 km→

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