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Wynnstay Wood

6 ha

📷 Geoff Dunn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.87849, -1.03483

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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
  • 🌿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
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Lapwing +23 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Lapwing +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +58 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2024; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Grantham Canal Bi-Centenial Canalside WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Notts Wolds WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
West Bridgford to Cotgrave (via A52)Cycling route
Named routeUk Nottinghamshire
Grantham CanalCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
West Bridgford to Cotgrave (via Canal Path)Cycling route
Named routeUk Nottinghamshire
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Cotgrave GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Owthorpe BW16bridleway · 353 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 353 mSurface earth;gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wynnstay Wood, Leicestershire

📷 Geoff Dunn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wynnstay Wood, Leicestershire

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cotgrave Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→🏞️COTGRAVECountry park4.7 km→🌱Geological walkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Ring Leas Play AreaUrban park3 km→🌱Keyworth SkateparkUrban park3 km→🌱Cotgrave Field of HopeUrban park3.5 km→

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