MARKET BOSWORTH PARK
36 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome36 ha
Getting here
52.62241, -1.39121
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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
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
9 activities🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Country park — good for group day out
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Country park — designed for family visits
playground, toilets, parking
Dogs allowed — country park
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 52Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeLength 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
The fish pond at Market Bosworth Country Park
Photos
The fish pond at Market Bosworth Country Park
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
21,419 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,419 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds36 species
wintersummer
2025Blackbird · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Great Tit · Mallard
+31 more speciesHide species list
All 36 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringautumn
2025Grey Squirrel · Stoat · Badger · Mole
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025Common Toad
🐝Insects60 species
summerautumn
2026Laburnum Leaf Miner · Black-tailed Skimmer · Orchestes alni · Pinalitus cervinus · Pogonocherus hispidus
+55 more speciesHide species list
All 60 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Laburnum Leaf MinerLeucoptera laburnella2025
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
- Orchestes alniOrchestes alni2025
- Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2024
- Pogonocherus hispidus
🍄Fungi4 species
springautumn
2025Puccinia tumida · Dog's Mercury Rust · Clustered Brittlestem · Torth Felen
Mistletoe · Pedunculate Oak · Frizzled Pincushion · Long-beaked Water Feather-moss · Silver Maple
+22 more speciesHide species list
All 27 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MistletoeViscum album2024
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
- Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
- Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides
- Silver MapleAcer saccharinum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,419 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds36 species
wintersummer
2025Blackbird · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Great Tit · Mallard
+31 more speciesHide species list
All 36 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringautumn
2025Grey Squirrel · Stoat · Badger · Mole
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025Common Toad
🐝Insects60 species
summerautumn
2026Laburnum Leaf Miner · Black-tailed Skimmer · Orchestes alni · Pinalitus cervinus · Pogonocherus hispidus
+55 more speciesHide species list
All 60 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Laburnum Leaf MinerLeucoptera laburnella2025
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
- Orchestes alniOrchestes alni2025
- Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2024
- Pogonocherus hispidus
🍄Fungi4 species
springautumn
2025Puccinia tumida · Dog's Mercury Rust · Clustered Brittlestem · Torth Felen
Mistletoe · Pedunculate Oak · Frizzled Pincushion · Long-beaked Water Feather-moss · Silver Maple
+22 more speciesHide species list
All 27 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MistletoeViscum album2024
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
- Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
- Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides
- Silver MapleAcer saccharinum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pogonocherus hispidus2024
Pogonocherus hispidus2024
Jumping WeevilOrchestes testaceus2024Jumping WeevilOrchestes testaceus2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2024Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2024Two-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellioTwo-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellioUnaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymi2025Unaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymi2025Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025Phytomyza cytisiPhytomyza cytisi2025Phytomyza cytisiPhytomyza cytisi2025Agromyza demeijereiAgromyza demeijerei2025Agromyza demeijereiAgromyza demeijerei2025Cotton-wool Gall CauserAndricus quercusramuli f. sexual2025Cotton-wool Gall CauserAndricus quercusramuli f. sexual2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025Plea minutissimaPlea minutissima2025Plea minutissimaPlea minutissima2025Brown China-markElophila nymphaeata2025Brown China-markElophila nymphaeata2025European Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis2024European Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis2024Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2024Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2024Trioza remotaTrioza remota2024Trioza remotaTrioza remota2024Alder Disc-minerHeterarthrus vagans2024Alder Disc-minerHeterarthrus vagans2024Lime TuftBucculatrix thoracella2024Lime TuftBucculatrix thoracella2024Box SuckerPsylla buxi2024Box SuckerPsylla buxi2024Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua2024Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua2024Shining Alder Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter klemannella2024Shining Alder Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter klemannella2024Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2024Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2024Dorhn’s Alder Mining SawflyFenusa dohrnii2024Dorhn’s Alder Mining SawflyFenusa dohrnii2024Lygus pratensisLygus pratensis2024Lygus pratensisLygus pratensis2024Alder LiftHeliozela resplendella2024Alder LiftHeliozela resplendella2024Anthocoris butleriAnthocoris butleri2024Anthocoris butleriAnthocoris butleri2024Ilex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniella2024Ilex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniella2024Phytomyza helleboriPhytomyza hellebori2024Phytomyza helleboriPhytomyza hellebori2024Xestophanes potentillaeXestophanes potentillae2024Xestophanes potentillaeXestophanes potentillae2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2024Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Silver YAutographa gamma2024Silver YAutographa gamma2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2024Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2024Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2024Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Botanophila seneciellaBotanophila seneciella2024Botanophila seneciellaBotanophila seneciella2024Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2024Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Knopper GallAndricus quercuscalicis2024Knopper GallAndricus quercuscalicis20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2024Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam
Impatiens glandulifera2024
Impatiens glandulifera2024
TormentilPotentilla erecta2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024ElecampaneInula helenium2024ElecampaneInula helenium2024Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024Caucasian WingnutPterocarya fraxinifolia2024Caucasian WingnutPterocarya fraxinifolia2024Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024RaspberryRubus idaeus2024RaspberryRubus idaeus2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024Red OakQuercus rubra2024Red OakQuercus rubra2024Common ReedPhragmites australis2024Common ReedPhragmites australis2024Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024