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Fir Grounds

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

52.51155, -0.73645

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +85 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Broad-leaved Dock, Cuckooflower +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, White-legged Damselfly +78 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, White-legged Damselfly +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Conocephalum salebrosum, Garlic Mustard, Hawthorn +2 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Scaly Earthball · last seen 2024; Fungi — Jelly Ear, Scaly Earthball · last seen 2024

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Main RouteCycling route40 m
Named routeRef 552Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route138 m
Named routeRef 552Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route451 m
Named routeRef 552Length 451 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bean field and Fir Grounds

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bean field and Fir Grounds

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🌱East Carlton Countryside ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱East Carlton ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱West Glebe ParkUrban park3.7 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→

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