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Woolfox Wood

✦ Ancient woodland54 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome54 ha

Getting here

52.71828, -0.58704

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Mallard, Moorhen +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Mallard, Moorhen +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — White Clover, Bristly Oxtongue, Elder +278 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Elder, Hawthorn +28 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Brimstone, Long-horned Black Legionnaire +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Brimstone, Long-horned Black Legionnaire +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Rose Rust, Puccinia calcitrapae, Melampsora caprearum +6 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Rose Rust, Puccinia calcitrapae, Melampsora caprearum +6 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route890 m
Named routeRef 63Length 890 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14 m
Named routeRef 63Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Alongside Woolfox Wood

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Alongside Woolfox Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦EXTON PARKHistoric site3.2 km→✦Holywell Hall ParkHistoric site4.9 km→✦Manorial settlement, 127m north west of St Mary's ChurchHistoric site3.2 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→✦School FarmHistoric site4.3 km→⛳Greetham Valley Golf ClubGolf course1.5 km→

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