🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕The Old Forge Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕The Old Forge Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
Best for
11 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Chaffinch +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Chaffinch +63 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard priority habitat
Free
🎠
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Common Wainscot, Common Marble +220 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
🌿
Foraging
Strong match
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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2 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Greenpublic footpath · 63 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 63 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Skerry Lanepublic footpath · 65 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 65 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Skerry Lanepublic footpath · 51 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 51 mPath type: residential
🚴
Cycling
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36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route173 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 173 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route98 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 15Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route251 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 251 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🐴
Horse riding
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1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
