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Cradock's Ashes

8 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeForagingInsects
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.77916, -1.05701

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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
  • 🌿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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Bramble +32 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Brimstone, Orange-tip +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Brimstone, Orange-tip +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Yellowhammer, Blackcap +37 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chiffchaff, Yellowhammer, Blackcap +37 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Herb-Robert, Common Nettle, Ribwort Plantain +290 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Herb-Robert, Common Nettle, Ribwort Plantain +290 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Razor Strop Fungus, Sarcoscypha, Turkeytail +6 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Razor Strop Fungus, Sarcoscypha, Turkeytail +6 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Notts Wolds WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route423 m
Named routeRef 48Length 423 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 48Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route775 m
Named routeRef 48Length 775 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 48Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route786 m
Named routeRef 48Length 786 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cradock's Ashes

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱The Washdyke Community Orchard and Play AreaUrban park4.6 km→🌱Willoughby Community ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Ragdale HallUrban park1.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.7 km→🎱Wymeswold Bowls ClubBowling green4.6 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.9 km→

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