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Hookhill Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Malcolm Neal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

52.76875, -1.32629

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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
  • 🍄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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Little Egret, Mallard +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Little Egret, Mallard +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hoof Fungus, Common Orange Lichen, Brittle Cinder +34 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Hoof Fungus, Common Orange Lichen, Brittle Cinder +34 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Hogweed, Common Nettle +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Hogweed, Cleavers +94 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Scarlet Tiger, Early Bumblebee +464 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Scarlet Tiger, Early Bumblebee +464 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

92 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Hathern <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking towards Hookhill Wood

📷 Malcolm Neal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking towards Hookhill Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Glenmore ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Little Haw Lane Playing FieldsUrban park1.7 km→🌱Glenmore ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Glenmore ParkUrban park2.1 km→✦GARENDONHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Whitwick ParkUrban park3.8 km→

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