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Park Oaks

12 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Cnephasia +371 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Cnephasia +371 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Lapwing, Skylark +38 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Lapwing, Skylark +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Ground-elder, Bristly Oxtongue +2 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Scaly Sawgill, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust · last seen 2025; Fungi — Scaly Sawgill, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Indet. Comfrey, White Dead-nettle, Ground-elder +10 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Indet. Comfrey, White Dead-nettle, Ground-elder +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

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

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Buckminster Park: Pony Club Area Team Dressage competition

Buckminster Park: Pony Club Area Team Dressage competition

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