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🛝Family🎠Play🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.76832, -1.20312
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Holly's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Holly's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
5 activities🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
playground, café, parking
Dogs allowed with public access
Urban park — open green space
Named cycling route nearby: Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1
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
37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hathern <> KegworthCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
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 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Gazebo, Southfields Park, Loughborough
Photos
Gazebo, Southfields Park, Loughborough
Facilities
🅿️Parking
10 nearby · Free · 86m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
37,741 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
37,741 records · NBN AtlasPied Wagtail · Nuthatch · Moorhen · Long-tailed Tit · Gadwall
+18 more speciesHide species list
All 23 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2026Common Frog · Common Toad
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Common Carder Bee · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Riband Wave
+102 more speciesHide species list
All 107 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Riband WaveIdaea aversata2025
- Common Grass-veneer
🍄Fungi6 species
summerautumn
2025Scarlet Waxcap · Phyllactinia fraxini · Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Common Orange Lichen · Physcia tenella
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea
- Phyllactinia fraxiniPhyllactinia fraxini
- Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella
- Phacidium lauri
Hairy Bitter-cress · Common Chickweed · Red Dead-nettle · Mistletoe · Purple-loosestrife
+7 more speciesHide species list
All 12 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- MistletoeViscum album2025
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
- Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
37,741 records · NBN AtlasPied Wagtail · Nuthatch · Moorhen · Long-tailed Tit · Gadwall
+18 more speciesHide species list
All 23 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2026Common Frog · Common Toad
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Common Carder Bee · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Riband Wave
+102 more speciesHide species list
All 107 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Riband WaveIdaea aversata2025
- Common Grass-veneer
🍄Fungi6 species
summerautumn
2025Scarlet Waxcap · Phyllactinia fraxini · Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Common Orange Lichen · Physcia tenella
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea
- Phyllactinia fraxiniPhyllactinia fraxini
- Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella
- Phacidium lauri
Hairy Bitter-cress · Common Chickweed · Red Dead-nettle · Mistletoe · Purple-loosestrife
+7 more speciesHide species list
All 12 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- MistletoeViscum album2025
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
- Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Agriphila tristella2025
Agriphila tristella2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2025Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2025Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothicaHebrew CharacterOrthosia gothicaGwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorGwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025White-spot Sallow DotEctoedemia intimella2025White-spot Sallow DotEctoedemia intimella2025Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2025Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2025Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2025Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2025Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2025Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2025Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2025Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2025YponomeutaYponomeuta2025YponomeutaYponomeuta2025Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2025Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2025Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025German WaspVespula germanica2025German WaspVespula germanica2025AlticaAltica2025AlticaAltica2025Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxCommon QuakerOrthosia cerasiCommon QuakerOrthosia cerasiClouded DrabOrthosia incertaClouded DrabOrthosia incertaHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaDasineura odorataeDasineura odoratae2025Dasineura odorataeDasineura odoratae2025Lindbergina aurovittataLindbergina aurovittata2025Lindbergina aurovittataLindbergina aurovittata2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Edwardsiana plurispinosaEdwardsiana plurispinosa2025Edwardsiana plurispinosaEdwardsiana plurispinosa2025Psylla alniPsylla alni2025Psylla alniPsylla alni2025Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025Lachnus roborisLachnus roboris2025Lachnus roborisLachnus roboris2025Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2025Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2025Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2025Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2025Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025Grey Shoulder-knotLithophane ornitopus2025Grey Shoulder-knotLithophane ornitopus2025Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2025Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2025Cypress PugEupithecia phoeniceata2025Cypress PugEupithecia phoeniceata2025UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2025UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2025Australian Orange-tipTachystola acroxantha2025Australian Orange-tipTachystola acroxantha2025Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2025Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2025Lead-coloured TortrixAcleris sparsana2025Lead-coloured TortrixAcleris sparsana2025SallowCirrhia icteritia2025SallowCirrhia icteritia2025Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2025Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2025Brindled GreenDryobotodes eremita2025Brindled GreenDryobotodes eremita2025Frosted OrangeGortyna flavago2025Frosted OrangeGortyna flavago2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Orange SallowTiliacea citrago2025Orange SallowTiliacea citrago2025Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2025Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2025Rusty DotUdea ferrugalis2025Rusty DotUdea ferrugalis2025Straw UnderwingThalpophila matura2025Straw UnderwingThalpophila matura2025Old LadyMormo maura2025Old LadyMormo maura2025Scarce Bordered StrawHelicoverpa armigera2025Scarce Bordered StrawHelicoverpa armigera2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Barred Needle-minerCedestis subfasciella2025Barred Needle-minerCedestis subfasciella2025Unaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymi2025Unaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymi2025Common PlumeEmmelina monodactyla2025Common PlumeEmmelina monodactyla2025Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2025Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2025Small Blood-veinScopula imitaria2025Small Blood-veinScopula imitaria2025Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2025Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2025Tawny-fronted StrawNeocochylis molliculana2025Tawny-fronted StrawNeocochylis molliculana2025Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula2025Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula2025Chequered Fruit-tree TortrixPandemis corylana2025Chequered Fruit-tree TortrixPandemis corylana2025Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2025Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2025Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2025Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2025Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2025Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2025Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025Poplar GreySubacronicta megacephala2025Poplar GreySubacronicta megacephala2025Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2025Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2025Marbled BeautyBryophila domestica2025Marbled BeautyBryophila domestica2025Micromus variegatusMicromus variegatus2025Micromus variegatusMicromus variegatus2025Chevron Grass-mothAgriphila geniculea2025Chevron Grass-mothAgriphila geniculea2025Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2025Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2025Waved UmberMenophra abruptaria2025Waved UmberMenophra abruptaria2025Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2025Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2025Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2025Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2025Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2025Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2025Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2025Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2025Yellow-barred BrindleAcasis viretata2025Yellow-barred BrindleAcasis viretata2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Shining Hawthorn DotStigmella hybnerella2025Shining Hawthorn DotStigmella hybnerella2025Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2025Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2025Taxomyia taxiTaxomyia taxi2025Taxomyia taxiTaxomyia taxi2025Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2025Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2025Bramble Blotch-minerCoptotriche marginea2025Bramble Blotch-minerCoptotriche marginea2025Arocatus roeseliiArocatus roeselii2025Arocatus roeseliiArocatus roeselii2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Firethorn Leaf MinerPhyllonorycter leucographella2025Firethorn Leaf MinerPhyllonorycter leucographella2025Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Hawthorn ParornixParornix anglicella2025Hawthorn ParornixParornix anglicella2025Alder LiftHeliozela resplendella2025Alder LiftHeliozela resplendella2025Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Small WhitePieris rapae2025Small WhitePieris rapae2025Lime TuftBucculatrix thoracella2025Lime TuftBucculatrix thoracella2025Psallus (Psallus) salicisPsallus (Psallus) salicis2025Psallus (Psallus) salicisPsallus (Psallus) salicis2025Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2025Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2025Phacidium lauri
Phacidium lauri
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Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2025Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2025Upright Hedge BedstrawGalium album subsp. erectum2025Upright Hedge BedstrawGalium album subsp. erectum2025WalnutJuglans regia2025WalnutJuglans regia2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025