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Lount Wood - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.75167, -1.43618

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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

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

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

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Red WalkWalking route3.8 km
Named routeLength 3.8 km
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Purple WalkWalking route3.5 km
Named routeLength 3.5 km
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

66 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route118 m
Named routeRef 52Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route654 m
Named routeRef 6Length 654 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route998 m
Named routeRef 6Length 998 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Family Forest Trail (Yellow)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef Family Forest TrailRound trip
Wood Farm TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Wood Farm Trail
Shell Brook TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Shell Brook TrailRound tripLocal cycle route
The Tramway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef The Tramway Trail

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance to Lount solar farm

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to Lount solar farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️SNIBSTONCountry park4.7 km→✦STAUNTON HAROLD HALLHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Manor Ash GardensUrban park1.3 km→✦COLEORTON HALLHistoric site1.4 km→🦉NEW LOUNTNature reserve2 km→🌱Hood ParkUrban park2.3 km→

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