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Stoke Dry Wood

✦ Ancient woodland40 ha

📷 Michael Trolove · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Free entryDogs welcome40 ha

Getting here

52.57258, -0.75412

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦112+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Mute Swan
  • 🍄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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Lapwing, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull +109 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Lapwing, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull +109 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Uromyces muscari, Myriolecis dispersa, Variospora flavescens +13 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Uromyces muscari, Myriolecis dispersa, Variospora flavescens +13 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Creeping Buttercup, Upright Hedge Bedstraw +7 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Anaglyptus mysticus, Orange-tailed Mining Bee, Azure Damselfly +40 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Anaglyptus mysticus, Orange-tailed Mining Bee, Azure Damselfly +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track through Stoke Dry Wood

📷 Michael Trolove · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track through Stoke Dry Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Lyddington Bedehouse: a medieval bishop's palace and post-medieval almshouse with moat, gardens, fishponds and cultivation remainsHistoric site3.2 km→⛪The Church of St Peter and St PaulReligious grounds2.7 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.8 km→✦Moated site at AllextonHistoric site3.9 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→

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