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Whiles Wood

2 ha

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.66414, -1.28520

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Mute Swan +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Mute Swan +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Coesyn Melfed, Fragrant Funnel, Bulbous Honey Fungus +38 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Coesyn Melfed, Fragrant Funnel, Bulbous Honey Fungus +38 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Speckled Wood, Dark-edged Bee-fly +112 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Speckled Wood, Dark-edged Bee-fly +112 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Amphibious Bistort, Bulrush +33 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Amphibious Bistort, Bulrush +33 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Amphibious Bistort, Bulrush, Common Nettle +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route52 m
Named routeRef 63Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 63Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route424 m
Named routeRef 63Length 424 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland and New Trees near Markfield

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland and New Trees near Markfield

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ferndale ParkUrban park4 km→🦉BILLA BARRA HILL NATURE RESERVENature reserve4.2 km→🏞️BAGWORTH HEATH WOODSCountry park4.4 km→🏞️SHEET HEDGESCountry park4.5 km→🌱Tropical Bird GardenUrban park3.7 km→🌱Sheet Hedges Country ParkUrban park3.9 km→

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