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Timberwood Hill Plantation

3 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.72748, -1.30606

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust, Hoof Fungus, Common Orange Lichen +50 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust, Hoof Fungus, Common Orange Lichen +50 more · last seen 2026

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Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Holly Leaf Gall Fly, Green Hairstreak, Small Heath +227 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Wren +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Foxglove, Holly, Rowan +100 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Foxglove, Holly, Rowan +100 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, Bramble, Wood-sorrel +22 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View to Timberwood Hill Plantation

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View to Timberwood Hill Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Penny Wakefield Community WoodlandUrban park4.9 km→🌱Beacon Hill Country ParkUrban park4.3 km→🏞️BEACON HILLCountry park4.3 km→🌱Penny Wakefield Community WoodlandUrban park4.9 km→🌱Glenmore ParkUrban park4.9 km→🦉BILLA BARRA HILL NATURE RESERVENature reserve3.2 km→

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