Getting here
52.78163, -0.72027
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Hogweed, Blackthorn, White Dead-nettle +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Green Carpet, Common Marble +282 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Green Carpet, Common Marble +282 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ground-ivy, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Dogwood +102 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Ground-ivy, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Dogwood +102 more · last seen 2023
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Skylark, Kestrel, Egyptian Goose +16 more · last seen 2025
Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Mowbray WayWalking route14 km
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
🚴Cycling
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route
National Byway in Rutland
Wildlife to spot
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