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The Debdale

8 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Blackbird, Jackdaw +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Blackbird, Jackdaw +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Wainscot, Large Yellow Underwing, Common Marble +269 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Wainscot, Large Yellow Underwing, Common Marble +269 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Brooklime, Dwarf Spurge, Sharp-leaved Fluellen +54 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Brooklime, Dwarf Spurge, Sharp-leaved Fluellen +54 more · last seen 2021

Free

Foraging

Plants — Gooseberry, Smooth Hawk's-beard, Spotted Dead-nettle +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Dryad's Saddle · last seen 2019; Fungi — Dryad's Saddle · last seen 2019

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 6 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
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Cycling

32 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
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

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