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Dale Wood

18 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

52.38471, -0.92811

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Forked Veilwort, Dilated Scalewort, Blueish Veilwort +38 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Dilated Scalewort, Blueish Veilwort +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Large White +19 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Large White +19 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

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

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Brampton Valley WayCycling route
Named route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route204 m
Named routeRef 6Length 204 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km
Named routeRef 6Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 6Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath and drive to Dale Farm

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath and drive to Dale Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Kelmarsh Gardens and ParklandHistoric site2.9 km→✦Kelmarsh medieval settlementHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Brampton Valley Way Linear ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦LAMPORT HALLHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Brampton Valley Way Linear ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Brampton Valley Way Linear ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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