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Mucklin Wood - Mixed woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.74253, -1.20569

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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
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

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

5 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

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

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
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Loughborough Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
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Loughborough Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route
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Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
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Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Inside Mucklin Wood

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Inside Mucklin Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Queen's ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Southfields ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Southfields ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Beacon Hill Country ParkUrban park3 km→🏞️BEACON HILLCountry park3 km→

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