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Forest Rock Wood - Woodland plantation

5 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.74283, -1.34846

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 304m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

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

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Ivanhoe Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

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

94 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route118 m
Named routeRef 52Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Northern entrance to Forest Rock Wood

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Northern entrance to Forest Rock Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️SNIBSTONCountry park3.2 km→🌱Glenmore ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Coalville ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Phoenix ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Snibston Country ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Little Haw Lane Playing FieldsUrban park4.4 km→

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