Glade
← Back🌳 Broadleaved woodland

Wakerley Oaks

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha
WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome9 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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Wren +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Wren +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Hogweed, Common Nettle +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hedge Woundwort, Meadowsweet, Meadow Crane's-bill +188 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Glow-worm, Broad-bodied Chaser +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Glow-worm, Broad-bodied Chaser +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 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
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wakerly Woods Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stubble field towards Wakerley Oaks

Stubble field towards Wakerley Oaks

1 / 22

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: 3afada69-c07e-400f-8448-863171c9f900