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Hollow Wood

✦ Ancient woodland21 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

52.54107, -0.64057

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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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Coot, Robin +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Coot, Robin +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Aubretia, Common Ragwort · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Toothed Pondskater, Saucer Bug, Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata +15 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Toothed Pondskater, Saucer Bug, Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata +15 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wakerly Woods Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track between Hollow Wood and Dryleas Wood

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track between Hollow Wood and Dryleas Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦DEENE PARKHistoric site3.4 km→✦Blatherwycke medieval village remainsHistoric site4.9 km→⛪Weldon Congregational ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→✦Kirby Hall: an Elizabethan country house and gardens, including the remains of the medieval village of KirbyHistoric site2.1 km→⛪All Hallows' ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→✦KIRBY HALLHistoric site2 km→

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