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Getting here
52.67150, -0.72686
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Kavanagh's Tea Rooms — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Kavanagh's Tea Rooms — a good base for a longer summer day out
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +75 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: OAKHAM CASTLE; Historic site
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +75 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Easy access
Good match
parking, toilets
Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Alyxoria culmigena · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Hereward WayWalking route
🚴Cycling
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route
National Byway in Rutland
National Byway (Oakham Loop)Cycling route
Route 63Cycling route
Rutland Water CircuitCycling route
Main RouteCycling route546 m
Main RouteCycling route890 m
Wildlife to spot
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