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The Larches

8 ha

📷 Bob Harvey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.73527, -0.55045

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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
  • 🍄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
Horse riding

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Arum Rust, Violet Bramble Rust, Betony Rust +23 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Arum Rust, Violet Bramble Rust, Betony Rust +23 more · last seen 2025

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Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Stictoleptura rubra, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +191 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Stictoleptura rubra, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +191 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blackcap, Robin +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blackcap, Robin +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Ground-ivy, Common Knapweed +238 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Ground-ivy, Common Knapweed +238 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Barren Strawberry, Bramble +23 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Bob Harvey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Holywell Hall ParkHistoric site2.1 km→✦Castle Bytham Castle, associated town defences and pondsHistoric site2.5 km→✦School FarmHistoric site1.2 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→⛳Woolfox Golf and Country ClubGolf course3.8 km→⛳Greetham Valley Golf ClubGolf course4.6 km→

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