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📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

52.81503, -0.80517

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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
  • 🌿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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Goldfinch, Linnet +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Goldfinch, Linnet +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue, Speckled Wood, Small Heath +150 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue, Speckled Wood, Small Heath +150 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, White Dead-nettle, Hawthorn +231 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, White Dead-nettle, Hawthorn +231 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +21 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Blackening Waxcap, Juniper Rust +3 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Blackening Waxcap, Juniper Rust +3 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

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

18 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 route1.7 km
Named routeRef 64Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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 route485 m
Named routeRef 64Length 485 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bescaby Lane leading off the High Street, Waltham On The Wolds

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bescaby Lane leading off the High Street, Waltham On The Wolds

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Croxton ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Waltham Methodist ChurchUrban park500 m→✦Croxton Abbey and associated remainsHistoric site3.4 km→⛪Waltham Methodist ChurchReligious grounds500 m→🐄Crossroads Cafe, Farm Shop and DairyVisitor farm4.7 km→⛪St Mary Magdalene's ChurchReligious grounds400 m→

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