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Holyoaks Wood

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 Dave Thompson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

52.55901, -0.76769

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Mute Swan
  • 🍄Mushroom 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 — Teal, Mute Swan, Mallard +94 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Teal, Mute Swan, Mallard +94 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Myriolecis dispersa, Variospora flavescens, Cobalt Crust +11 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Myriolecis dispersa, Variospora flavescens, Cobalt Crust +11 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Wall Screw-moss · last seen 2025

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

3 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
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

In Great Merrible Wood

📷 Dave Thompson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

In Great Merrible Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Lyddington Bedehouse: a medieval bishop's palace and post-medieval almshouse with moat, gardens, fishponds and cultivation remainsHistoric site4.1 km→⛪The Church of St Peter and St PaulReligious grounds4.4 km→🌱Clarke's PieceUrban park3.7 km→⛪St Giles ChurchReligious grounds5 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.4 km→

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