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Gisborne's Gorse - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Mike Walpole · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.73289, -1.31263

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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

5 activities

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Wildlife

Lowland heathland priority habitat

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 · 2 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

74 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
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Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
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Loughborough Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The "Bomb Rocks", Charnwood Lodge Nature Reserve

📷 Mike Walpole · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The "Bomb Rocks", Charnwood Lodge Nature Reserve

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️SNIBSTONCountry park5 km→🌱Glenmore ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Beacon Hill Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🏞️BEACON HILLCountry park4.7 km→🌱Coalville ParkUrban park3.6 km→🦉BILLA BARRA HILL NATURE RESERVENature reserve3.8 km→

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