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Choyce's Rough - Conifer woodland

11 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

DogsCyclingWalks
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

52.65412, -1.25870

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 386m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 63

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: National Forest Way

Free

Wildlife

Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 6 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
🚴

Cycling

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 63Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route424 m
Named routeRef 63Length 424 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Cow Lanebridleway · 398 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 398 mPath type: track
Cow Lanebridleway · 116 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 116 mPath type: unclassified
Cow Lanebridleway · 216 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 216 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track through Pear Tree Wood

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track through Pear Tree Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ferndale ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Kirby Muxloe Bowls ClubUrban park3.1 km→🌱Ellis ParkUrban park3.7 km→🏞️SHEET HEDGESCountry park3.3 km→✦Bradgate: house, chapel, garden and watermillHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Sheet Hedges Country ParkUrban park2.7 km→

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