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Old Deer Shelter

📷 Malcolm Neal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.79676, -1.45696

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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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Oak Moss, Witch's Butter +35 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Jelly Ear, Oak Moss, Witch's Butter +35 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Nettle, Garlic Mustard +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Holly Leaf Gall Fly, Golden Dot, Eristalis tenax +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yew, Lesser Celandine, Lords-and-Ladies +35 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yew, Lesser Celandine, Lords-and-Ladies +35 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Red WalkWalking route3.8 km
Named routeLength 3.8 km
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Blue WalkWalking route2.3 km
Named routeLength 2.3 km
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route654 m
Named routeRef 6Length 654 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route998 m
Named routeRef 6Length 998 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route9 m
Named routeLength 9 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route65 m
Named routeRef 6Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
The Tramway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef The Tramway Trail

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The deer shelter

📷 Malcolm Neal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The deer shelter

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Nearby places

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✦CALKE ABBEYHistoric site500 m→🌱Calke ParkUrban park600 m→✦STAUNTON HAROLD HALLHistoric site1.6 km→✦MELBOURNE HALLHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Poppy WoodUrban park3.7 km→🦉NEW LOUNTNature reserve4.9 km→

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