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Osbonall Wood

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

52.72316, -0.57806

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🍄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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Hobby, Rook +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Hobby, Rook +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Rose Rust, Melampsora caprearum, Sycamore Tarspot +17 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Rose Rust, Melampsora caprearum, Sycamore Tarspot +17 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — White Clover, Daisy, Elder +235 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Bedeguar Gall, Broad Centurion, Speckled Wood +97 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bedeguar Gall, Broad Centurion, Speckled Wood +97 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Oakham Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track to Osbonall Wood

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track to Osbonall Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦EXTON PARKHistoric site4 km→✦Holywell Hall ParkHistoric site4.1 km→✦Castle Bytham Castle, associated town defences and pondsHistoric site4.7 km→✦Manorial settlement, 127m north west of St Mary's ChurchHistoric site3.8 km→✦School FarmHistoric site3.5 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→

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