'King William's' Bridge See also LEICESTER 195
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
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Getting here
52.67545, -1.17848
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackcap and Robin
- 🍄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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackcap and Robin
- 🍄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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackcap, Robin, Magpie +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blackcap, Robin, Magpie +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Sarcoscypha, Jelly Ear +10 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Mystacides longicornis, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +488 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Creeping Cinquefoil +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
135 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Inner RingwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Inner RingwayLocal cycle route
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Photos
Leicester Western Bypass near King William's Bridge
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
46,670 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
46,670 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackcap · Chiffchaff · House Sparrow · Wren · Robin +26
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Wood Mouse · Badger +1
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects77 species
springautumn
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Oak Beauty · Brimstone +72
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Oak BeautyBiston strataria
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Common Orange Lichen · Sarcoscypha · Jelly Ear · Common Jelly Spot · Yellow Brain +8
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina2025
- SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- Giant PuffballCalvatia gigantea2025
Blackthorn · Hawthorn · Coltsfoot · Common Chickweed · Ash +4
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- AshFraxinus excelsior2025
- LindenTilia2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
46,670 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackcap · Chiffchaff · House Sparrow · Wren · Robin +26
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Wood Mouse · Badger +1
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects77 species
springautumn
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Oak Beauty · Brimstone +72
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Oak BeautyBiston strataria
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Common Orange Lichen · Sarcoscypha · Jelly Ear · Common Jelly Spot · Yellow Brain +8
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina2025
- SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- Giant PuffballCalvatia gigantea2025
Blackthorn · Hawthorn · Coltsfoot · Common Chickweed · Ash +4
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- AshFraxinus excelsior2025
- LindenTilia2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Red-green Carpet
Red-green Carpet
Chloroclysta siterata
Chloroclysta siterata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaClouded DrabOrthosia incertaClouded DrabOrthosia incertaHorse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2025Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2025Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatusJuniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatusEarly ThornSelenia dentariaEarly ThornSelenia dentariaPeacockAglais ioPeacockAglais ioBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataBrindled BeautyLycia hirtariaBrindled BeautyLycia hirtariaLight Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittanaLight Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittanaEarly GreyXylocampa areolaEarly GreyXylocampa areolaSatelliteEupsilia transversaSatelliteEupsilia transversaTwin-spotted QuakerAnorthoa mundaTwin-spotted QuakerAnorthoa mundaShoulder StripeEarophila badiataShoulder StripeEarophila badiataMaple StiltCaloptilia semifasciaMaple StiltCaloptilia semifasciaSylvicolaSylvicolaSylvicolaSylvicolaMarch MothAlsophila aesculariaMarch MothAlsophila aesculariaSmall QuakerOrthosia crudaSmall QuakerOrthosia crudaHebrew CharacterOrthosia gothicaHebrew CharacterOrthosia gothicaCommon QuakerOrthosia cerasiCommon QuakerOrthosia cerasiPale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosariaPale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosariaAgonopterixAgonopterixAgonopterixAgonopterixTephritis divisaTephritis divisaTephritis divisaTephritis divisaMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisEctopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatusOak CutterHeliozela sericiella2025Oak CutterHeliozela sericiella2025Juniper CarpetThera juniperata2025Juniper CarpetThera juniperata2025Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2025Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2025Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2025Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Hawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliella2025Hawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliella2025Eleagnus SuckerCacopsylla fulguralis2025Eleagnus SuckerCacopsylla fulguralis2025Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2025Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2025Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2025Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2025Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2025Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2025November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2025November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2025Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2025Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2025ChestnutConistra vaccinii2025ChestnutConistra vaccinii2025Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2025Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2025White-pointMythimna albipuncta2025White-pointMythimna albipuncta2025Black RusticAporophyla nigra2025Black RusticAporophyla nigra2025Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2025Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2025Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2025Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2025Maple DotStigmella aceris2025Maple DotStigmella aceris2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Liriomyza amoenaLiriomyza amoena2025Liriomyza amoenaLiriomyza amoena2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2025Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2025Oyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamic2025Oyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamic2025Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025Nut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryli2025Nut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryli2025Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2025Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2025Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025CommaPolygonia c-album2025CommaPolygonia c-album2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Long-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercana2025Long-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercana2025YponomeutaYponomeuta2025YponomeutaYponomeuta2025Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025Common StrawCochylimorpha straminea2025Common StrawCochylimorpha straminea2025Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2025Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2025VestalRhodometra sacraria2025VestalRhodometra sacraria2025Stubble Rosegill
Stubble Rosegill
Volvopluteus gloiocephalus2025
Volvopluteus gloiocephalus2025
White SaddleHelvella crispa2025White SaddleHelvella crispa2025Amanita WridogAmanita rubescens2025Amanita WridogAmanita rubescens2025Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella2025Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella2025Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens2025Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens2025ParasolaParasola2025ParasolaParasola2025Ambarelo'r BwganMacrolepiota procera2025Ambarelo'r BwganMacrolepiota procera2025Cow Parsley
Cow Parsley
Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Events & activities nearby
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