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Mucklin Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

52.74211, -1.20420

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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
  • ⛺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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Cormorant, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Cormorant, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Turkeytail, Yellow Brain, Jelly Ear +53 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Turkeytail, Yellow Brain, Jelly Ear +53 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hazel, Hart's-Tongue, Capillary Thread-moss +16 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Field Grasshopper, Large Yellow Underwing, Limnephilus lunatus +261 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Field Grasshopper, Large Yellow Underwing, Limnephilus lunatus +261 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 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

36 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
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Inside Mucklin Wood

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Inside Mucklin Wood

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🌱Queen's ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Southfields ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Southfields ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Beacon Hill Country ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Sidings ParkUrban park4.1 km→

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