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Craven's Rough

4 ha

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.70326, -1.24923

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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
  • 🍄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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Common Jelly Spot, Razor Strop Fungus +77 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Common Jelly Spot, Razor Strop Fungus +77 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Common Nettle, Bilberry +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +206 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +206 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dog's Mercury, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Great Burnet +87 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Great Burnet +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 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
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
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
N/ACycling route224 m
Named routeLength 224 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track in Craven's Rough

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track in Craven's Rough

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️BEACON HILLCountry park2.8 km→🌱Beacon Hill Country ParkUrban park2.8 km→🏞️BRADGATE PARK AND SWITHLAND WOODSCountry park2.7 km→🌱Bradgate ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Bradgate ParkUrban park2.7 km→✦BRADGATE PARKHistoric site2.7 km→

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