The Outwoods
Selected Wild Place / Other Wild Places / Public Rights of Way / VC55 boundary
The Outwoods is adjacent to Woodhouse Lane, and borders Jubilee Woods to the north, with both offering access points into the site.
There is a pay and display car park at the entrance, and free layby parking can be found along the road to the north.
There are public toilet facilities in the car park.
There is no bus service to this area.
- Woodland
- Open access
https://www.charnwood.gov.uk/pages/outwoodsinformation
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The Outwoods is 110 acres of ancient woodland to the south of Loughborough and is one of the oldest surviving woodland sites in Charnwood. Classed as an Ancient Woodland, the Outwoods supports a rich variety of plants, insects and birds typical of such old woodlands. Wet Alder and dry Oak/Birch woodland is interspersed with blocks of conifer planting, evidence of the extensive clear felling and commercial replanting which took place in the 1940's. The pre-Cambrian rocky outcrops are a characteristic feature of the Charnwood area.
If you visit in Spring, look out for the Bluebells which carpet the ground. The woodland is a particularly rich site for fungi with many species found there. Ramsons and other flora of old woodlands can be found.
A £140,000 development project was completed in 2019, involving upgrades to the car park and drainage, as well as the creation of a natural play area and an events space.
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