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Sheepy Wood

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.63624, -1.51372

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Common Nettle +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Ash +116 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Cercopis vulnerata, Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly +148 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cercopis vulnerata, Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly +148 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

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

13 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 km
Named routeRef 52Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14 m
Named routeRef 63Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pooley Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sheepy Road, south of Twycross

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sheepy Road, south of Twycross

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Twycross ZooVisitor farm2.1 km→✦Moated site and fishponds NNW of St James' ChurchHistoric site1 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds1 km→✦Barn at Newhouse GrangeHistoric site2.4 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→

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