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Site of Former Cold War Bunker

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.78123, -1.20010

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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
  • 🛝Playground 170m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· PaidPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Physcia tenella, Common Orange Lichen +11 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Physcia tenella, Common Orange Lichen +11 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Cloeon dipterum, Speckled Bush-cricket +189 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Cloeon dipterum, Speckled Bush-cricket +189 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Mistletoe, Hart's-Tongue, Common Chickweed +67 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Mistletoe, Hart's-Tongue, Common Chickweed +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
H94public footpath · 901 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 901 mPath type: footway
H86public footpath · 469 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 469 mSurface grassPath type: footway
K50public footpath · 493 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 493 mSurface grassPath type: footway
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
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Loughborough Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route
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Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
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Hathern <> KegworthCycling route
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Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
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Loughborough Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Industry, Loughborough

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Industry, Loughborough

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🌱Queen's ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Sidings ParkUrban park300 m→🌱Sidings ParkUrban park300 m→🌱Southfields ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Southfields ParkUrban park1.5 km→

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