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Rushton Triangular Lodge: an Elizabethan warrener's lodge and rabbit warren

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Free entryDogs welcome0 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
  • Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Speckled Wood +163 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Speckled Wood +163 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cowslip, Field Bindweed, Green Alkanet +49 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cowslip, Field Bindweed, Green Alkanet +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Autumn Hawkbit, Thyme-leaved Speedwell +5 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Main RouteCycling route40 m
Named routeRef 552Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 552Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 552Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route138 m
Named routeRef 552Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route164 m
Named routeRef 552Length 164 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route847 m
Named routeRef 552Length 847 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rushton: The Triangular Lodge (detail) 3

Rushton: The Triangular Lodge (detail) 3

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