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Wing Plantations

16 ha

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

52.68405, -0.56144

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Oak Mildew, Mallow Rust +18 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Oak Mildew, Mallow Rust +18 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Marbled White, Bedeguar Gall, Roesel's Bush-cricket +141 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wild Thyme, Common Nettle, Wild Marjoram +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +32 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Bee Orchid, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +209 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Bee Orchid, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +209 more · last seen 2025

Free

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
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rutland Water CircuitCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oakham Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Towards Wing Plantations

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Towards Wing Plantations

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✦EXTON PARKHistoric site4.4 km→✦The Great TowerHistoric site4.5 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→⛳Woolfox Golf and Country ClubGolf course2 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→⛳Greetham Valley Golf ClubGolf course4.3 km→

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