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Hamilton Arboretum

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.66902, -0.65853

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Jackdaw
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 141m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Jackdaw
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 141m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlaygroundToilets

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Tufted Duck +74 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Tufted Duck +74 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 63

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Macmillan WayWalking route290 km

Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route

Rutland RoundWalking route105 km

Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route

Hereward WayWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

National Byway (Oakham Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Rutland Water CircuitCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route546 m

Named routeRef 63Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route890 m

Named routeRef 63Length 890 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

124,390 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

124,390 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

winter

2026

Tufted Duck · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Lapwing · Greylag Goose +55

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CootFulica atra2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
TealAnas crecca2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MagpiePica pica2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

124,390 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

winter

2026

Tufted Duck · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Lapwing · Greylag Goose +55

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CootFulica atra2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
TealAnas crecca2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MagpiePica pica2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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