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East Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Ken Brockway · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.69356, -0.51450

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient 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

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Torpel WayWalking route
Named route
FP E166public footpath · 1.6 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.6 kmSurface grassPath type: track
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

East Wood from the road

📷 Ken Brockway · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

East Wood from the road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Belton GardensUrban park4.9 km→✦Holywell Hall ParkHistoric site4.4 km→⚽Meadows Playing FieldPlaying field3.5 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→⛳Woolfox Golf and Country ClubGolf course3.5 km→⚽Tolethorpe Park Cricket ClubPlaying field2.2 km→

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