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📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

52.51615, -0.70962

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
  • 🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Elder

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Volucella pellucens, Syritta pipiens +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Volucella pellucens, Syritta pipiens +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yarrow, Bittersweet, Hedgerow Crane's-bill +10 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yarrow, Bittersweet, Hedgerow Crane's-bill +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Jurassic Way through wheat field to Rockingham

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Jurassic Way through wheat field to Rockingham

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🌱East Carlton Countryside ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱East Carlton ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱West Glebe ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Exeter Open SpaceUrban park4 km→

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