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Fiona Wood

1 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.62732, -0.64559

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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
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Goldfinch +92 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Goldfinch +92 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Dandelion, Hogweed +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Polypodium vulgare, Daisy, Common Nettle +78 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Polypodium vulgare, Daisy, Common Nettle +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Plain Earthtongue, Fragrant Funnel +4 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Plain Earthtongue, Fragrant Funnel +4 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Yellow-tail, Chocolate Mining Bee +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Yellow-tail, Chocolate Mining Bee +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oakham Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Rutland Water CircuitCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route546 m
Named routeRef 63Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route614 m
Named routeRef 63Length 614 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farm track at Fiona Wood

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farm track at Fiona Wood

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🏞️RUTLAND WATERCountry park3.2 km→🌱Hamilton ArboretumUrban park4.7 km→✦The Great TowerHistoric site4.3 km→💧Rutland WaterReservoir3.1 km→💧Rutland WaterReservoir3.1 km→🌱Pond CloseUrban park3.2 km→

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