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Burrough Hill Iron Age Fort

12 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

52.69969, -0.87565

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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
  • 🍄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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Carrion Crow +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Carrion Crow +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Earthy Waxcap, Cap Cŵyr Parhaol, Scarlet Waxcap +5 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Earthy Waxcap, Cap Cŵyr Parhaol, Scarlet Waxcap +5 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Meadow Saxifrage, Wood Anemone, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +18 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadow Saxifrage, Wood Anemone, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hornet, Marbled White, Ringlet +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hornet, Marbled White, Ringlet +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Iron Age Hill Fort at the Burrough Hill Country Park

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Iron Age Hill Fort at the Burrough Hill Country Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Site of St. Mary & St. Lazarus HospitalHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Burrough Hill Country ParkUrban park200 m→🏞️BURROUGH HILLCountry park200 m→✦St Mary and St Lazarus Hospital, moated site and two fishponds, Burton LazarsHistoric site4.8 km→✦Owston Augustinian Abbey with six fishponds, a gatehouse and boundaryHistoric site4.3 km→🐄Ferneley’s Dairy Barn CaféVisitor farm4.6 km→

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