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Walton Holt Gorse

5 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.47055, -1.08530

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Skylark, Yellowhammer +63 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Blackbird, Skylark, Yellowhammer +63 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ash, Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle +231 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Ash, Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle +231 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Common Blue Damselfly +32 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Peacock, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Common Blue Damselfly +32 more · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 50Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 50Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route860 m
Named routeRef 6Length 860 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route601 m
Named routeRef 50Length 601 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bosworth Road at Walton Holt

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bosworth Road at Walton Holt

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Dog ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Milllennium GreenUrban park3 km→🦉NORTH KILWORTHNature reserve3 km→✦Knaptoft medieval settlement and manorial complex including church, three fishponds and windmill moundHistoric site3.3 km→✦Pinslade moated grange, MowsleyHistoric site1.5 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→

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