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Park Wood

✦ Ancient woodland23 ha

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome23 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
  • 🍄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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Kestrel, Red-legged Partridge +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chiffchaff, Kestrel, Red-legged Partridge +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sarcoscypha, King Alfred's Cakes, Dryad's Saddle +51 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Sarcoscypha, King Alfred's Cakes, Dryad's Saddle +51 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cow Parsley, Creeping Buttercup, Ground-ivy +116 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Bristly Oxtongue, Common Nettle +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, Rutpela maculata, Comma +137 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, Rutpela maculata, Comma +137 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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