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Hardwick Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.57347, -0.93470

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Kestrel
  • 🌿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

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Kestrel, Chaffinch +65 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Pheasant, Kestrel, Chaffinch +65 more · last seen 2024

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Meadow Crane's-bill, White Dead-nettle, Ash +76 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Meadow Crane's-bill, White Dead-nettle, Ash +76 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Bramble, Elder +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Cassida vibex +14 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Cassida vibex +14 more · last seen 2023

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Dryad's Saddle · last seen 2020; Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Dryad's Saddle · last seen 2020

Varies

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
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km
Named routeRef 63Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cottons Field Farm

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cottons Field Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦LANGTON HALLHistoric site4.9 km→✦Medieval village earthworks, fishponds and mill leat at Stonton WyvilleHistoric site3.1 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park1.7 km→✦Fish pondsHistoric site3.1 km→✦Medieval manorial earthworks and gardens 140m south of Manor HouseHistoric site3.7 km→🐄Kibworth Windmill Farm ParkVisitor farm4.7 km→

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