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New Wood

13 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

52.64595, -0.59027

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦117+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Carrion Crow
  • 🌿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

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +114 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +114 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Orange Ladybird · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange Ladybird · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rutland Water CircuitCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oakham Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route890 m
Named routeRef 63Length 890 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14 m
Named routeRef 63Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ketton Road passes through New Wood

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ketton Road passes through New Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️RUTLAND WATERCountry park4.9 km→✦The Great TowerHistoric site2.6 km→🌱Pond CloseUrban park4.4 km→💧Rutland WaterReservoir4.5 km→💧Rutland WaterReservoir4.5 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→

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