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Old Brake - Mixed woodland

1 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.60692, -1.26737

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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
Parking

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Bridleway U52Walking route
Named routeRef U52
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route317 m
Named routeLength 317 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route240 m
Named routeLength 240 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route902 m
Named routeLength 902 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route727 m
Named routeRef 63Length 727 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Brake along Peckleton Lane

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Brake along Peckleton Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Thorpe Astley Park & Playing FieldUrban park4.6 km→🌱Kirby Muxloe Bowls ClubUrban park3.7 km→🌱Wood Street Community ParkUrban park4.8 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→🌱Pickard Recreation GroundUrban park3 km→🌱Tropical Bird GardenUrban park3.5 km→

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