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The Rookery

1 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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52.67976, -0.49489

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Rock Dove, Starling, House Sparrow +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rock Dove, Starling, House Sparrow +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Pyramidal Orchid, Bee Orchid +15 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Pyramidal Orchid, Bee Orchid +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Three-striped Woodlouse-fly, Black Woodlouse-fly, Dasineura gleditchiae +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Three-striped Woodlouse-fly, Black Woodlouse-fly, Dasineura gleditchiae +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Jurassic WayWalking route142 km

Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route

Macmillan WayWalking route290 km

Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route

Hereward WayWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Rutland RoundWalking route105 km

Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route

Torpel WayWalking route

Named route

Salters Lanepublic footpath · 188 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 188 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

FP E175public footpath · 565 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 565 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

13,711 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,711 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

springautumn

2025

Rock Dove · Starling · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +36

Rock DoveColumba livia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo
Common GullLarus canus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
RavenCorvus corax
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
RookCorvus frugilegus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Sterna hirundo hirundoSterna hirundo hirundo
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SwiftApus apus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Mute SwanCygnus olor

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Dasineura gleditchiae

Dasineura gleditchiaeDasineura gleditchiae

🌿

Plants5 species

summer

2025

Common Spotted-orchid · Pyramidal Orchid · Bee Orchid · Common Vetch · Hawthorn

Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Common VetchVicia sativa
HawthornCrataegus monogyna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,711 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

springautumn

2025

Rock Dove · Starling · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +36

Rock DoveColumba livia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo
Common GullLarus canus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
RavenCorvus corax
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
RookCorvus frugilegus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Sterna hirundo hirundoSterna hirundo hirundo
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SwiftApus apus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Mute SwanCygnus olor

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Dasineura gleditchiae

Dasineura gleditchiaeDasineura gleditchiae

🌿

Plants5 species

summer

2025

Common Spotted-orchid · Pyramidal Orchid · Bee Orchid · Common Vetch · Hawthorn

Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Common VetchVicia sativa
HawthornCrataegus monogyna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Outside seating area by the River Gwash, Tolethorpe

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