Crow Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
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Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Charnwood Getting here
52.70765, -1.17134
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026
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🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Torth Felen, Common Orange Lichen, Razor Strop Fungus +52 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Torth Felen, Common Orange Lichen, Razor Strop Fungus +52 more · last seen 2026
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Plants — Common Nettle, Common Chickweed, Garlic Mustard +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Nettle, Ribwort Plantain, Ivy +106 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Peacock, Comma +263 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Peacock, Comma +263 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
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Leicester 'Route 2' Cycling route ▾
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Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
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Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Boundary-wall tower, Hall Farm, Swithland
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Holly Ilex aquifolium
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Daisy Bellis perennis
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Bramble Rubus fruticosus
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Nipplewort Lapsana communis
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Common Chickweed Stellaria media
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Silver Birch Betula pendula
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Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
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Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
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Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
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Bulrush Typha latifolia
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