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Piper Wood - Woodland plantation

1 ha
WildlifeFungiSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Twig Parachute, Hairy Oysterling, Oak Pin +25 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Twig Parachute, Hairy Oysterling, Oak Pin +25 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lizard Orchid, Ivy, Common Pincushion +26 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lizard Orchid, Ivy, Common Pincushion +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Limnephilus sparsus, Limnephilus affinis +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Limnephilus sparsus, Limnephilus affinis +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +14 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Wood-sorrel

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths 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
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Cycling

66 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Hathern <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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