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Places › England › East Midlands › Rutland Getting here
52.70835, -0.57797
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +65 more · last seen 2025
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Salad Burnet, Common Nettle, Brachypodium pinnatum +261 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Salad Burnet, Common Nettle, Brachypodium pinnatum +261 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Blackthorn +26 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Long-horned Black Legionnaire, Narrow-cheeked Clusterfly +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Long-horned Black Legionnaire, Narrow-cheeked Clusterfly +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map Hereward Way Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rutland Round Walking route 105 km ▾
Named route Length 105 km Regional walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rutland Water Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Rutland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Oakham Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Brick wall on Woolfox Lodge Airfield
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Common Green Colonel Oplodontha viridula2024
Common Green Colonel Oplodontha viridula2024
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis2024
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis2024
Long-horned Black Legionnaire Beris geniculata2024
Long-horned Black Legionnaire Beris geniculata2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2024
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2024
Crochet-hooked Stiletto Thereva plebeja2024
Crochet-hooked Stiletto Thereva plebeja2024
Phaonia valida Phaonia valida2023
Phaonia valida Phaonia valida2023
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides2023
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides2023
Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida2023
Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida2023
Small White Pieris rapae2023
Small White Pieris rapae2023
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2023
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2023
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2023
Morellia simplex Morellia simplex2023
Morellia simplex Morellia simplex2023
Symplecta stictica Symplecta stictica2023
Symplecta stictica Symplecta stictica2023
Red Goosefoot Oxybasis rubra2023
Red Goosefoot Oxybasis rubra2023
Common Club-rush Schoenoplectus lacustris2023
Common Club-rush Schoenoplectus lacustris2023
Brachypodium pinnatum Brachypodium pinnatum2023
Brachypodium pinnatum Brachypodium pinnatum2023
Musk Thistle Carduus nutans2023
Musk Thistle Carduus nutans2023
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2023
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2023
Bulrush Typha latifolia2023
Bulrush Typha latifolia2023
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2023
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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