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Old Wood

5 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.84687, -0.77239

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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
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Common Wainscot +263 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Common Wainscot +263 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — False Oat-grass, Creeping Thistle, Hogweed +44 more · last seen 2024; Plants — False Oat-grass, Creeping Thistle, Hogweed +44 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +4 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Mowbray WayWalking route14 km
Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lincolnshire Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 64Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route485 m
Named routeRef 64Length 485 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 64Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Croxton ParkUrban park1.7 km→✦Belvoir CastleHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Waltham Methodist ChurchUrban park4.2 km→✦Croxton Abbey and associated remainsHistoric site800 m→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→💧Knipton ReservoirReservoir2.3 km→

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