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Osier Holt

1 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Osier bed · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.86360, -0.76616

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Elder +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

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Insect spotting

Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Canary-shouldered Thorn +295 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Canary-shouldered Thorn +295 more · last seen 2024

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Red-legged Partridge +41 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Red-legged Partridge +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, False Oat-grass +68 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, False Oat-grass +68 more · last seen 2023

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecidella elaeochroma, Fragrant Funnel, Parrot Waxcap +5 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Lecidella elaeochroma, Fragrant Funnel, Parrot Waxcap +5 more · last seen 2024

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Lincolnshire Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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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Osier bed

📷 Wikipedia · Osier bed · CC BY-SA 3.0

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✦Belvoir CastleHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Croxton ParkUrban park3.5 km→✦Croxton Abbey and associated remainsHistoric site2.7 km→✦Denton village crossHistoric site4.1 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds900 m→💧Knipton ReservoirReservoir1.6 km→

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