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Launde Big Wood

✦ Ancient woodland41 ha

📷 S Parish · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeFungiBirds
Free entryDogs welcome41 ha

Getting here

52.62612, -0.83928

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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
Horse riding

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Witch's Butter, Yellow Brain, Sarcoscypha +17 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Witch's Butter, Yellow Brain, Sarcoscypha +17 more · last seen 2026

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Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Rook, Woodpigeon +30 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pheasant, Rook, Woodpigeon +30 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 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

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oakham Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bluebells in Launde Big Wood

📷 S Parish · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bluebells in Launde Big Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Launde ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Chapel of St John the BaptistUrban park1.2 km→🌱Chapel of St John the BaptistUrban park1.3 km→✦Owston Augustinian Abbey with six fishponds, a gatehouse and boundaryHistoric site4.2 km→✦Moated site at AllextonHistoric site4.4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.5 km→

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