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Pickworth Great Wood

✦ Ancient woodland146 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalFungi
Free entryDogs welcome146 ha

Getting here

52.72292, -0.54288

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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
  • 🍄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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hedge Woundwort, Field Maple, White Clover +255 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Phragmidium bulbosum, Mallow Rust, Maple Mildew +22 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Phragmidium bulbosum, Mallow Rust, Maple Mildew +22 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Bedeguar Gall, Dasineura crataegi, Psyllopsis fraxini agg. +152 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Hazel, Common Nettle +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

Bridleway through Pickworth Great Wood

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway through Pickworth Great Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Holywell Hall ParkHistoric site1.9 km→✦Castle Bytham Castle, associated town defences and pondsHistoric site3.6 km→✦School FarmHistoric site2.3 km→⛳Woolfox Golf and Country ClubGolf course2.7 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→⛳Greetham Valley Golf ClubGolf course4.5 km→

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