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3 ha

📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.73483, -0.52583

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Tufted Duck, Mallard +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Tufted Duck, Mallard +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Oak Mildew, Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat., Violet Bramble Rust +14 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Oak Mildew, Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat., Violet Bramble Rust +14 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Wood Anemone, Early-purple Orchid +67 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Wood Anemone, Early-purple Orchid +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Barren Strawberry, Meadowsweet, Common Nettle +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Dasineura pustulans +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Dasineura pustulans +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wildflower meadow

📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wildflower meadow

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Holywell Hall ParkHistoric site500 m→✦Castle Bytham Castle, associated town defences and pondsHistoric site2.3 km→🦉STANTON'S PITNature reserve4.1 km→✦School FarmHistoric site1.3 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→

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