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Liberty Wood

4 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.62869, -0.92369

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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
  • 🌿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
Walking trails

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Jackdaw +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Jackdaw +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Hazel +27 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Black Sexton Beetle, Small Tortoiseshell, Nicrophorus investigator +59 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Black Sexton Beetle, Small Tortoiseshell, Nicrophorus investigator +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Daisy +210 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Daisy +210 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

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

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

11 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
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 route3.9 km
Named routeRef 63Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.6 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

Looking north along the B6047 Melton Road

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking north along the B6047 Melton Road

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