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Bardon Hill Wood - Woodland plantation

2 ha

📷 Ray Jackson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.71687, -1.32724

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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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

70 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route118 m
Named routeRef 52Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route113 m
Named routeRef 52Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 52Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bardon hill quarry

📷 Ray Jackson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bardon hill quarry

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Penny Wakefield Community WoodlandUrban park3 km→🏞️SNIBSTONCountry park3.9 km→🌱Penny Wakefield Community WoodlandUrban park3 km→🦉BILLA BARRA HILL NATURE RESERVENature reserve2.3 km→🌱Coalville ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Phoenix ParkUrban park2.9 km→

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