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Freeby Wood

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeForagingSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

52.79186, -0.81292

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, White Dead-nettle, Blackthorn +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Tufted Vetch, Great Willowherb, Wild-oat +183 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brimstone Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Green Carpet +258 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Brimstone Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Green Carpet +258 more · last seen 2023

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Kestrel, Yellowhammer +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Kestrel, Yellowhammer +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Collared Earthstar · last seen 2022; Fungi — Collared Earthstar · last seen 2022

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mowbray WayWalking route14 km
Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route687 m
Named routeRef 64Length 687 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route24 m
Named routeLength 24 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route507 m
Named routeRef 64Length 507 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 64Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track entrance to Freeby Wood

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track entrance to Freeby Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Melton Country ParkUrban park4.5 km→🏞️MELTON PARKCountry park4.5 km→✦STAPLEFORD HALLHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Waltham Methodist ChurchUrban park2.9 km→🌱Melton Country ParkUrban park4.5 km→⛪Waltham Methodist ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→

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