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The Forty Acre - Broadleaved woodland

8 ha

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.76371, -0.64605

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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

4 activities

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

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mowbray WayWalking route14 km
Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fields and woods north of Mill Lane

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fields and woods north of Mill Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Remains of Knights Templar preceptory, watermill and fishpondsHistoric site1.8 km→✦Manorial settlement, 127m north west of St Mary's ChurchHistoric site4.7 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→⛪St Nicholas ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→

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