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Blackholme Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.16609, -1.25361

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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

6 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

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
Dukeries TrailWalking route
Named route
The Welly Walk, HardwickWalking route4 km

Wellies not essential!

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Meden TrailWalking route
Named route
Skegby TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stockley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Skegby TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 648Cycling route
Named routeRef 648National Cycle Network
Teversal TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route699 m
Named routeRef 648Length 699 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route95 m
Named routeRef 648Length 95 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Skegby Trailbridleway · 416 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 416 mSurface gravelPath type: cycleway
Skegby Trailbridleway · 92 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 92 mPath type: cycleway
Skegby Trailbridleway · 39 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 39 mSurface gravelPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Moorhaigh Lane

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Moorhaigh Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦HARDWICK HALLHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Sutton LawnUrban park4.6 km→🌱Oxclose WoodUrban park2.9 km→🌱Silverhill WoodUrban park3.1 km→🌱CivicUrban park3.5 km→🌱Yeoman Hill ParkUrban park4 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Silverhill 4

Low2.6 km→
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Silverhill 3

Not High (England Use Only)2.7 km→
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Silverhill 2

Not High (England Use Only)2.8 km→

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