Craven's Rough - Mixed woodland
✦ Ancient woodland3 ha
🍂Seasonal🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.70903, -1.24736
Open directionsv
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
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route990 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 990 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route424 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 424 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
30,727 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
30,727 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds22 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Chaffinch +17
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Frog
Drepanosiphum platanoidis · Large Flax Flea Beetle · Asaphes vulgaris · Bradysia urticae · Megaselia pectoralis +44
- Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2025
- Large Flax Flea BeetleAphthona euphorbiae2025
- Asaphes vulgarisAsaphes vulgaris2025
- Bradysia urticaeBradysia urticae2025
- Megaselia pectoralisMegaselia pectoralis2025
- Lindbergina
🍄Fungi6 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Cobweb Duster · Leafy Brain · Amanita'r Gwybed · Cladonia coniocraea · Sycamore Tarspot +1
- Cobweb DusterAthelia arachnoidea
- Leafy BrainPhaeotremella foliacea
- Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2025
- Cladonia coniocraeaCladonia coniocraea2025
- Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum2025
- Ambarelo'r Bwgan
Foxglove · Lesser Celandine · Ragwort · Navelwort · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- RagwortSenecio
- NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
30,727 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds22 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Chaffinch +17
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Frog
Drepanosiphum platanoidis · Large Flax Flea Beetle · Asaphes vulgaris · Bradysia urticae · Megaselia pectoralis +44
- Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2025
- Large Flax Flea BeetleAphthona euphorbiae2025
- Asaphes vulgarisAsaphes vulgaris2025
- Bradysia urticaeBradysia urticae2025
- Megaselia pectoralisMegaselia pectoralis2025
- Lindbergina
🍄Fungi6 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Cobweb Duster · Leafy Brain · Amanita'r Gwybed · Cladonia coniocraea · Sycamore Tarspot +1
- Cobweb DusterAthelia arachnoidea
- Leafy BrainPhaeotremella foliacea
- Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2025
- Cladonia coniocraeaCladonia coniocraea2025
- Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum2025
- Ambarelo'r Bwgan
Foxglove · Lesser Celandine · Ragwort · Navelwort · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- RagwortSenecio
- NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lindbergina2025
Lindbergina2025
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Macrolepiota procera2025
