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Luffenham Heath Golf Course

7 ha

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.60860, -0.58753

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Yellow-legged Gull
  • 🍄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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Yellow-legged Gull, Shoveler +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Yellow-legged Gull, Shoveler +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust, Phragmidium bulbosum, Ground Ivy Rust +20 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust, Phragmidium bulbosum, Ground Ivy Rust +20 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Elder, Dropwort +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Small Eggar, Bedeguar Gall, Psyllopsis fraxini agg. +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Agrimony, Hogweed, Field Bindweed +207 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Agrimony, Hogweed, Field Bindweed +207 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Rutland Water CircuitCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wakerly Woods Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland on Luffenham Heath

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland on Luffenham Heath

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🌱Pond CloseUrban park1.6 km→✦Roman villa east of Foster’s BridgeHistoric site1.3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→⛪St Andrews ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→✦Fineshade motte and bailey castle and abbeyHistoric site4.7 km→

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