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Four Acre Wood

2 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.77943, -1.11000

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Elder +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Bartsia, Cow Parsley, Meadow Buttercup +139 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Bartsia, Cow Parsley, Meadow Buttercup +139 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Nettle Rash, Common Orange Lichen, Pocket Plum · last seen 2023; Fungi — Nettle Rash, Common Orange Lichen, Pocket Plum · last seen 2023

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Altica, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Roesel's Bush-cricket +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Altica, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Roesel's Bush-cricket +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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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
Notts Wolds WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route423 m
Named routeRef 48Length 423 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route93 m
Named routeRef 6Length 93 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route98 m
Named routeRef 6Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route285 m
Named routeRef 6Length 285 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rancliff Wood near Burton on the Wolds

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rancliff Wood near Burton on the Wolds

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Jenham Drive ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦PRESTWOLD HALLHistoric site2.3 km→🌱The Washdyke Community Orchard and Play AreaUrban park2.6 km→🌱Millennium ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Public open spaceUrban park3.7 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→

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