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Wood Hollow

✦ Ancient woodland44 ha

📷 Dave Thompson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome44 ha

Getting here

52.56382, -0.60514

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blue Tit
  • 🌿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

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Black Bryony, Pendulous Sedge, Herb-Robert +114 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Bristly Oxtongue, Autumn Hawkbit +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Face Fly, Paragus haemorrhous, Herina lugubris +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Face Fly, Paragus haemorrhous, Herina lugubris +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wakerly Woods Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wood Hollow

📷 Dave Thompson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Blatherwycke medieval village remainsHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Pond CloseUrban park5 km→✦Castle HymelHistoric site2.6 km→✦Fineshade motte and bailey castle and abbeyHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Blatherwycke ArboretumUrban park3 km→💧Top Lodge Wildlife PondReservoir4 km→

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