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Ruperts Wood

2 ha

📷 mike · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.19861, 0.46861

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Painted Lady, Large White, Gatekeeper +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Painted Lady, Large White, Gatekeeper +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Forked Veilwort, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis +2 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Forked Veilwort, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis +2 more · last seen 2021

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 1Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route279 m
Named routeRef 51Length 279 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 51Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
Main RouteCycling route60 m
Named routeRef 51Length 60 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wood, two - believe it.

📷 mike · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wood, two - believe it.

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Moated Sites, Earthworks, and Ponds at Kirtling TowerHistoric site1.1 km→✦Lidgate Castle and C16 Fortified Manorial ComplexHistoric site3.3 km→✦St Mary's ChurchHistoric site3.9 km→✦Moated site in Beeton's PlantationHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Seven Elms GreenUrban park4.5 km→🌱Seven Elms GreenUrban park4.5 km→

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