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Longcliffe Golf Course

2 ha

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.75091, -1.26352

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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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Crimped Gill, Common Orange Lichen +31 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Jelly Ear, Crimped Gill, Common Orange Lichen +31 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Woodpigeon +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Hornet +166 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Bramble +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Holly, Wood Avens, Cleavers +115 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Holly, Wood Avens, Cleavers +115 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

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

42 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

Golfers at Loncliffe Golf Club

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Golfers at Loncliffe Golf Club

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Queen's ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Beacon Hill Country ParkUrban park2.9 km→🏞️BEACON HILLCountry park2.9 km→🌱Glenmore ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Southfields ParkUrban park4.5 km→

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