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Coalbourn Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.70314, -1.28455

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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

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
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

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route113 m
Named routeRef 52Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route52 m
Named routeRef 63Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 m
Named routeRef 52Length 2 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Whitwick Road north of Markfield

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Whitwick Road north of Markfield

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️BEACON HILLCountry park3.9 km→🌱Beacon Hill Country ParkUrban park3.9 km→🦉BILLA BARRA HILL NATURE RESERVENature reserve1.8 km→🌱Beacon Hill Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Bradgate ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Bradgate ParkUrban park4.9 km→

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