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Poultney Wood - Broadleaved woodland

6 ha

📷 Tim Glover · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.71373, -1.26658

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Lowland fens priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Bird watching

Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

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 · 7 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
K1Apublic footpath · 679 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 679 mSurface grassPath type: footway
K2public footpath · 1.1 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.1 kmSurface unpavedPath type: footway
K1Apublic footpath · 114 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 114 mSurface grassPath type: footway
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route990 m
Named routeRef 6Length 990 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track through Poultney Wood

📷 Tim Glover · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track through Poultney Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️BEACON HILLCountry park2.2 km→🌱Beacon Hill Country ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Beacon Hill Country ParkUrban park3 km→🦉BILLA BARRA HILL NATURE RESERVENature reserve3.4 km→🏞️JUBILEE WOODCountry park3.9 km→🏞️BRADGATE PARK AND SWITHLAND WOODSCountry park4.3 km→

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