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Grace Dieu Wood

✦ Ancient woodland45 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome45 ha

Getting here

52.75516, -1.35859

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
Parking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Turkeytail, Ballerina, Sarcoscypha +55 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Turkeytail, Ballerina, Sarcoscypha +55 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Ribwort Plantain, False Oat-grass +193 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Common Sorrel, White Dead-nettle +26 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +37 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +37 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Comma, Speckled Wood +213 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Comma, Speckled Wood +213 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

96 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route118 m
Named routeRef 52Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rock outcrop in Grace Dieu Wood

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rock outcrop in Grace Dieu Wood

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🏞️SNIBSTONCountry park3.9 km→🌱Glenmore ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Coalville ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Phoenix ParkUrban park3.6 km→🦉NEW LOUNTNature reserve3.7 km→✦COLEORTON HALLHistoric site3.8 km→

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