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Wilderness Grove

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 David Beresford · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

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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

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Greenfinch +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Greenfinch +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Field Maple, Pedunculate Oak, Ash +41 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Field Maple, Pedunculate Oak, Ash +41 more · last seen 2020

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Brimstone +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Brimstone +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn, Blackthorn +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Turpin's Trail 1Walking route

Third of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Turpin's Trail 3Walking route

Third of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Turpin's Trail 2Walking route

Second of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path to northern section of Tilekiln Grove

📷 David Beresford · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path to northern section of Tilekiln Grove

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱WaltonsUrban park3.9 km→✦Medieval settlement immediately east of All Saints ChurchHistoric site2.7 km→✦Bragg's MillHistoric site3.2 km→✦Camps CastleHistoric site4.2 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→✦Wincelow Hall moated siteHistoric site3.3 km→

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