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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🌿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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Little Owl, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +39 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Owl, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Willow Beauty, Dark Arches +193 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Willow Beauty, Dark Arches +193 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Cow Parsley, Cleavers +129 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Cow Parsley, Cleavers +129 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, White Dead-nettle, Hawthorn +15 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Shaggy Inkcap, Coesyn Melfed +2 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Shaggy Inkcap, Coesyn Melfed +2 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby

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

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route625 m
Named routeRef 6Length 625 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 50Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route51 m
Named routeRef 6Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route367 m
Named routeRef 6Length 367 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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