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Bunkers Wood

20 ha

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

52.87105, -0.79170

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

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Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, November Moth agg. +284 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, November Moth agg. +284 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, False Oat-grass, Sycamore +38 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Common Nettle, False Oat-grass, Sycamore +38 more · last seen 2023

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Slimy Waxcap, Orange Mosscap +4 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Slimy Waxcap, Orange Mosscap +4 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Hawthorn +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 64Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route485 m
Named routeRef 64Length 485 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 64Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.9 km
Named routeRef 64Length 9.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bunkers Wood to Belvoir Road, NW of Knipton: aerial 2020

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bunkers Wood to Belvoir Road, NW of Knipton: aerial 2020

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Belvoir CastleHistoric site1.8 km→🌱Croxton ParkUrban park4 km→✦Croxton Abbey and associated remainsHistoric site3.5 km→💧Knipton ReservoirReservoir700 m→💧Knipton ReservoirReservoir700 m→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→

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