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Tangle-Trees Wood - Grassland

1 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.68661, -1.25578

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 346m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Leicestershire Round

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
J93public footpath · 928 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 928 mPath type: footway
J93public footpath · 529 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 529 mPath type: footway
J93public footpath · 635 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 635 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 63Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route424 m
Named routeRef 63Length 424 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Markfield Lane at Tangle-Trees Wood

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Markfield Lane at Tangle-Trees Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️BEACON HILLCountry park4.7 km→🌱Beacon Hill Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Bradgate ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Bradgate ParkUrban park2.8 km→✦BRADGATE PARKHistoric site2.8 km→🏞️BRADGATE PARK AND SWITHLAND WOODSCountry park3 km→

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