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Muckelborough Plantation

4 ha

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.57687, -0.78340

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Chiffchaff, Pheasant +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Kestrel, Chiffchaff, Pheasant +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Cedar Cup, Physcia tenella +20 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Cedar Cup, Physcia tenella +20 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Common Sorrel, Bulrush +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Stenocorus meridianus, Wasp Beetle, Azure Damselfly +80 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stenocorus meridianus, Wasp Beetle, Azure Damselfly +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Lesser Celandine, Cow Parsley +172 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bluebell, Lesser Celandine, Cow Parsley +172 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Muckelborough Lodge Farm

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Muckelborough Lodge Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪The Church of St Peter and St PaulReligious grounds4.3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.2 km→✦Moated site at AllextonHistoric site2.3 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→

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