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Wallend Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.74885, -1.22421

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 210m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Woodbrook Pathbridleway · 8 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 8 mSurface concretePath type: bridleway
Pocket Gate Lanebridleway · 580 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 580 mSurface pebblestonePath type: bridleway
Woodbrook Pathbridleway · 64 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 64 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Woodbrook Pathbridleway · 342 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 342 mSurface mudPath type: bridleway
Pocket Gate Lanebridleway · 908 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 908 mSurface mudPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Horses grazing south of Loughborough

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Horses grazing south of Loughborough

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Queen's ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Southfields ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Southfields ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Beacon Hill Country ParkUrban park2.6 km→🏞️BEACON HILLCountry park2.6 km→

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