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Iron Age enclosure

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📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.60089, -1.25446

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +40 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Black Sexton Beetle, German Wasp, Comma +556 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Black Sexton Beetle, German Wasp, Comma +556 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Ballerina, Meadow Waxcap, Oily Waxcap +2 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Ballerina, Meadow Waxcap, Oily Waxcap +2 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Mistletoe, Bittersweet · last seen 2025; Plants — Mistletoe, Bittersweet · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Footpath V51Walking route
Named routeRef V51
Bridleway V29Walking route
Named routeRef V29
Footpath U50Walking route
Named routeRef U50
Footpath V23Walking route
Named routeRef V23
Bridleway U52Walking route
Named routeRef U52
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route240 m
Named routeLength 240 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route727 m
Named routeRef 63Length 727 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland near Thurlaston

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland near Thurlaston

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Thorpe Astley Park & Playing FieldUrban park4.1 km→🌱Mossdale MeadowsUrban park4.9 km→🌱Kirby Muxloe Bowls ClubUrban park3.8 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Holmfield ParkUrban park4.4 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→

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