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Roman foundations E of Barton Road

2 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome2 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
  • Jaspers Coffee — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· Paid

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Puccinia tumida, Dog's Mercury Rust, Clustered Brittlestem +11 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Puccinia tumida, Dog's Mercury Rust, Clustered Brittlestem +11 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Lunar Underwing +215 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Lunar Underwing +215 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Mallard, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Mallard, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Great Willowherb, Ash +132 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Great Willowherb, Ash +132 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Blackthorn, Pedunculate Oak +16 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 63Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.3 km
Named routeLength 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Houses on Barton Road, Market Bosworth

Houses on Barton Road, Market Bosworth

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