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Tortoiseshell Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeInsectsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

52.76866, -0.57458

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Broad Centurion, Iridescent Centurion, Dark-edged Bee-fly +228 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Common Feather-moss +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Wren +43 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Wren +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Danelaw WayWalking route
Named route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tortoiseshell Wood

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tortoiseshell Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Castle Bytham Castle, associated town defences and pondsHistoric site3.3 km→✦Remains of Knights Templar preceptory, watermill and fishpondsHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Twyford WoodsUrban park4 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→✦School FarmHistoric site3.7 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→

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