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The Rookery - Broadleaved woodland

6 ha

📷 Ashley Dace · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

DogsForagingWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.71601, -1.33691

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 217m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

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

71 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route118 m
Named routeRef 52Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route113 m
Named routeRef 52Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 52Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bardon Aggregates Train Loading

📷 Ashley Dace · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bardon Aggregates Train Loading

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Penny Wakefield Community WoodlandUrban park2.5 km→🏞️SNIBSTONCountry park3.3 km→🌱Penny Wakefield Community WoodlandUrban park2.5 km→🌱Coalville ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Phoenix ParkUrban park2.3 km→🦉BILLA BARRA HILL NATURE RESERVENature reserve2.6 km→

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