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Sence Valley Forest Park

1 ha

📷 Trevor Rickard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.70146, -1.40981

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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
Parking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Blue Tit, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Blue Tit, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Blackening Waxcap, Common Orange Lichen, Violet Bramble Rust +24 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Blackening Waxcap, Common Orange Lichen, Violet Bramble Rust +24 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Common Blue +174 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Common Blue +174 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Coltsfoot, Bramble, Hawthorn +38 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Coltsfoot, Bramble, Hawthorn +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 4 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

78 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route118 m
Named routeRef 52Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route113 m
Named routeRef 52Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 52Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route327 m
Named routeLength 327 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farm track on the edge of Sence Valley Forest Park

📷 Trevor Rickard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farm track on the edge of Sence Valley Forest Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️SNIBSTONCountry park3 km→🌱Penny Wakefield Community WoodlandUrban park3.5 km→🌱Sence Valley Country ParkUrban park200 m→🌱Penny Wakefield Community WoodlandUrban park3.5 km→🏞️SENCE VALLEYCountry park500 m→🌱Snibston Country ParkUrban park2.9 km→

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