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Tolethorpe Oaks

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeFungiForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

52.69826, -0.49155

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Rose Rust, Phragmidium bulbosum, Maple Mildew +24 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Rose Rust, Phragmidium bulbosum, Maple Mildew +24 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Blackthorn, Common Nettle +29 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wild Liquorice, Field Scabious, Field Maple +278 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Trichochermes walkeri, Psyllopsis fraxini agg., Bedeguar Gall +191 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Trichochermes walkeri, Psyllopsis fraxini agg., Bedeguar Gall +191 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Torpel WayWalking route
Named route
FP E166public footpath · 1.3 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.3 kmSurface grassPath type: track
FP E166public footpath · 228 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 228 mSurface grassPath type: footway
FP E167public footpath · 211 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 211 mSurface grassPath type: footway
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Cycling

3 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
Lincolnshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
The Driftbyway open to all traffic · 2.6 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 2.6 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath and Tolethorpe Oaks

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath and Tolethorpe Oaks

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Belton GardensUrban park4.9 km→✦Holywell Hall ParkHistoric site4.3 km→⚽Meadows Playing FieldPlaying field2.4 km→⛪St Stephen's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→⛳Woolfox Golf and Country ClubGolf course5 km→

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