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Sleight's Wood - Mixed woodland

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.82355, -0.57590

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Walking trails

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
The Danelaw WayWalking route
Named route
🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track in Sleight's Wood

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track in Sleight's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦EASTON PARKHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Woolsthorpe ManorUrban park4 km→✦STOKE ROCHFORD HALLHistoric site4.7 km→✦Corby moated moundHistoric site4 km→✦Remains of medieval gatehouseHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Twyford WoodsUrban park2.7 km→

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