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Abell's Wood - Mixed woodland

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Tim Glover · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.70976, -1.23644

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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
  • ✦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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

5 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Ancient woodland

Free

Bird watching

Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 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
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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 route561 m
Named routeRef 6Length 561 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route93 m
Named routeRef 6Length 93 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Benscliffe Road and Benscliffe Wood

📷 Tim Glover · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Benscliffe Road and Benscliffe Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️BEACON HILLCountry park2.1 km→🌱Beacon Hill Country ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Swithland WoodUrban park2.3 km→🌱Beacon Hill Country ParkUrban park2.3 km→🏞️BRADGATE PARK AND SWITHLAND WOODSCountry park2.4 km→✦BRADGATE PARKHistoric site2.6 km→

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