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Vigo Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalForaging
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.60600, -0.50993

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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
  • 🌿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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ramsons, Wood Melick, Pale Sedge +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Wood-sorrel, Crab Apple +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Light Emerald, Willow Beauty, Large Yellow Underwing +316 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Light Emerald, Willow Beauty, Large Yellow Underwing +316 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +35 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Small Stagshorn, Upright Coral, Dog Stinkhorn +3 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Small Stagshorn, Upright Coral, Dog Stinkhorn +3 more · last seen 2025

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
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
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wakerly Woods Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Potato field near Vigo Wood

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Potato field near Vigo Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BURGHLEY HOUSEHistoric site5 km→🌱Kings Cliffe Village FieldUrban park4.3 km→🌱Maltings Green Pocket ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱The Pytchell (Community Orchard & 'The Quiet Place')Urban park4.9 km→⛪St Andrews ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→

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