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Castledike Wood

✦ Ancient woodland59 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome59 ha

Getting here

52.71888, -0.51437

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wild Liquorice, Field Bindweed, Field Scabious +32 more · last seen 2023

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Phragmidium bulbosum, Mallow Rust, Maple Mildew +35 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Phragmidium bulbosum, Mallow Rust, Maple Mildew +35 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Marbled White +157 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Hemp-nettle, Wild Marjoram, Ramsons +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional 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
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Castledike Wood

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Castledike Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Holywell Hall ParkHistoric site1.6 km→🦉STANTON'S PITNature reserve4.1 km→✦Castle Bytham Castle, associated town defences and pondsHistoric site4.2 km→✦School FarmHistoric site3.2 km→⛳Woolfox Golf and Country ClubGolf course3.9 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→

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