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Charnwood Forest Golf Course

✦ Ancient woodland36 ha

📷 Douglas Maas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifePicnicFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome36 ha

Getting here

52.73921, -1.23672

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
CaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hoof Fungus, Common Orange Lichen, Silver Leaf Disease +63 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Hoof Fungus, Common Orange Lichen, Silver Leaf Disease +63 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Avens, Enchanter's-nightshade, Bluebell +102 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Wren +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Dandelion, Elder +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Brook Roadpublic footpath · 459 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 459 mPath type: track
Brook Lanepublic footpath · 804 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 804 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Pocket Gate Lanebridleway · 908 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 908 mSurface mudPath type: bridleway
Woodbrook Pathbridleway · 9 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 9 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Woodbrook Pathbridleway · 100 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 100 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Woodbrook Pathbridleway · 27 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 27 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Horse Logging in the Out Woods, Charnwood Forest

📷 Douglas Maas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Horse Logging in the Out Woods, Charnwood Forest

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🌱Queen's ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Beacon Hill Country ParkUrban park1.3 km→🏞️BEACON HILLCountry park1.3 km→🌱Southfields ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Southfields ParkUrban park4 km→

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