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Skeffington Wood

✦ Ancient woodland45 ha

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Free entryDogs welcome45 ha

Getting here

52.62571, -0.88103

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Red-legged Partridge
  • 🍄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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Horse ridingCycling trailsWalking trails

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Red-legged Partridge, Yellowhammer +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Red-legged Partridge, Yellowhammer +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sarcoscypha, Glistening Inkcap, Coesyn Melfed +13 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Sarcoscypha, Glistening Inkcap, Coesyn Melfed +13 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak, Blackthorn +105 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak, Blackthorn +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Wasp, Ashy Mining Bee, Rutpela maculata +114 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Wasp, Ashy Mining Bee, Rutpela maculata +114 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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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
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 63Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track along northern edge of Skeffington Wood

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track along northern edge of Skeffington Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Launde ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Chapel of St John the BaptistUrban park4 km→🌱Chapel of St John the BaptistUrban park4.1 km→✦Owston Augustinian Abbey with six fishponds, a gatehouse and boundaryHistoric site4.4 km→✦Cold Newton village earthworkHistoric site5 km→🐄Leicester Animal RescueVisitor farm2.5 km→

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