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Holywell Wood

✦ Ancient woodland17 ha

📷 Andrew Bass · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeFungiForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

52.75661, -1.24951

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🍄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
Bike parkingParking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Common Orange Lichen, Sycamore Tarspot +20 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Jelly Ear, Common Orange Lichen, Sycamore Tarspot +20 more · last seen 2026

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Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Red Currant, Elder +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Cleavers, Pendulous Sedge +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +39 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hornet, Bird-cherry Ermine, Dark-edged Bee-fly +288 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hornet, Bird-cherry Ermine, Dark-edged Bee-fly +288 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
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Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hathern <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Holywell Farm

📷 Andrew Bass · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Holywell Farm

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Nearby places

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🌱Queen's ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Beacon Hill Country ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Southfields ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Southfields ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Glenmore ParkUrban park3.5 km→

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