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Thorpe Ashes

1 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome1 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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, White Dead-nettle, Blackthorn +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Brimstone Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Green Carpet +286 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Brimstone Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Green Carpet +286 more · last seen 2023

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +21 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Tufted Vetch, Wild-oat, Ground-ivy +175 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Tufted Vetch, Wild-oat, Ground-ivy +175 more · last seen 2023

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Collared Earthstar · last seen 2022; Fungi — Collared Earthstar · last seen 2022

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mowbray WayWalking route14 km
Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 64Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route687 m
Named routeRef 64Length 687 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route24 m
Named routeLength 24 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route507 m
Named routeRef 64Length 507 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 64Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance to Ashfield House from A607

Entrance to Ashfield House from A607

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