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Cademan Wood

40 ha

📷 Tim Glover · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeFungiBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome40 ha

Getting here

52.74917, -1.35236

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Hoof Fungus, Jelly Ear +50 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Hoof Fungus, Jelly Ear +50 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Common Nettle, Hogweed +27 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Light Brown Apple Moth, 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Wood +293 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Creeping Buttercup, Wood Avens +167 more · last seen 2026; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Creeping Buttercup, Wood Avens +167 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

94 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ivanhoe Way through Cademan Wood

📷 Tim Glover · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ivanhoe Way through Cademan Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️SNIBSTONCountry park3.6 km→🌱Glenmore ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Coalville ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Phoenix ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Snibston Country ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Little Haw Lane Playing FieldsUrban park4.2 km→

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