BATTLEFIELD OF BOSWORTH
23 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🐶Dogs🌲Walks
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha
Getting here
52.59685, -1.41132
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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
7 activities🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area; Country park — good for group day out
Dogs allowed — country park
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
Country park — designed for family visits; picnic area
Country park — managed habitat
🦅Bird watching
Moderate match
Country park — mixed habitats
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Footpath T54Walking route▾
Named routeRef T54
Footpath T53Walking route▾
Named routeRef T53
Footpath T50Walking route▾
Named routeRef T50
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Footpath U8Walking route▾
Named routeRef U8
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 52Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 52Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km▾
Named routeRef 52Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route21 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route673 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 673 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Field near Bosworth Battlefield
Photos
Field near Bosworth Battlefield
✓ 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
29,039 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
29,039 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2026Blue Tit · Robin · Moorhen · Mallard · Carrion Crow
+42 more speciesHide species list
All 47 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025Mole · Water Vole · Otter · Badger
Golden Dot · Cionus alauda · Willow Bean-galler · Plagiodera versicolora · Altica
+35 more speciesHide species list
All 40 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Golden DotStigmella aurella
- Cionus alaudaCionus alauda
- Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
- Plagiodera versicoloraPlagiodera versicolora
- AlticaAltica
- SepsisSepsis
- Donacia simplex
🍄Fungi14 species
springautumn
2025Ramalina farinacea · Common Orange Lichen · Candlesnuff Fungus · Yellow Brain · Amanita citrina
+9 more speciesHide species list
All 14 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- Amanita citrinaAmanita citrina
- Ground Ivy Rust
Greater Tussock-sedge · Gypsywort · Wild Privet · Chinese Bramble · Shining Crane's-bill
+21 more speciesHide species list
All 26 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata
- GypsywortLycopus europaeus
- Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
- Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- IvyHedera helix
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
29,039 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2026Blue Tit · Robin · Moorhen · Mallard · Carrion Crow
+42 more speciesHide species list
All 47 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025Mole · Water Vole · Otter · Badger
Golden Dot · Cionus alauda · Willow Bean-galler · Plagiodera versicolora · Altica
+35 more speciesHide species list
All 40 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Golden DotStigmella aurella
- Cionus alaudaCionus alauda
- Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
- Plagiodera versicoloraPlagiodera versicolora
- AlticaAltica
- SepsisSepsis
- Donacia simplex
🍄Fungi14 species
springautumn
2025Ramalina farinacea · Common Orange Lichen · Candlesnuff Fungus · Yellow Brain · Amanita citrina
+9 more speciesHide species list
All 14 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- Amanita citrinaAmanita citrina
- Ground Ivy Rust
Greater Tussock-sedge · Gypsywort · Wild Privet · Chinese Bramble · Shining Crane's-bill
+21 more speciesHide species list
All 26 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata
- GypsywortLycopus europaeus
- Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
- Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- IvyHedera helix
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Donacia simplex
Donacia simplex
Blue Willow BeetlePhratora vulgatissimaBlue Willow BeetlePhratora vulgatissimaChyliza leptogasterChyliza leptogasterChyliza leptogasterChyliza leptogasterGalerucella sagittariaeGalerucella sagittariaeGalerucella sagittariaeGalerucella sagittariaePlateumaris sericeaPlateumaris sericeaPlateumaris sericeaPlateumaris sericeaHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisPhytomyza chaerophylliPhytomyza chaerophylliPhytomyza chaerophylliPhytomyza chaerophylliWinter MothOperophtera brumataWinter MothOperophtera brumataPhytomyza glechomaePhytomyza glechomaePhytomyza glechomaePhytomyza glechomaeShoulder-spot DotStigmella basiguttellaShoulder-spot DotStigmella basiguttellaCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaRose Case-bearerColeophora gryphipennellaRose Case-bearerColeophora gryphipennellaDysaphis (Dysaphis) ranunculiDysaphis (Dysaphis) ranunculiDysaphis (Dysaphis) ranunculiDysaphis (Dysaphis) ranunculiMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) cholodkovskyiMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) cholodkovskyiMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) cholodkovskyiMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) cholodkovskyiNephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculataPalloptera quinquemaculataPalloptera quinquemaculataPalloptera quinquemaculataPalloptera quinquemaculata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataCoccidula rufaCoccidula rufaCoccidula rufaCoccidula rufaHelophorus aequalisHelophorus aequalisHelophorus aequalisHelophorus aequalisThaumatomyia notataThaumatomyia notataThaumatomyia notataThaumatomyia notataMordellochroa abdominalisMordellochroa abdominalisMordellochroa abdominalisMordellochroa abdominalisVapourerOrgyia antiquaVapourerOrgyia antiquaPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusWheat Stem BorerCephus pygmeusWheat Stem BorerCephus pygmeusNeoascia meticulosaNeoascia meticulosaNeoascia meticulosaNeoascia meticulosaMydaea corniMydaea corniMydaea corniMydaea corniEmpis opacaEmpis opacaEmpis opacaEmpis opacaLesser Haw-borerHoplocampa pectoralisLesser Haw-borerHoplocampa pectoralisHilara mauraHilara mauraHilara mauraHilara mauraTipula vernalisTipula vernalisTipula vernalisTipula vernalis7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataHolly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicisHolly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicisPuccinia glechomatis
Puccinia glechomatis
GanodermaGanodermaGanodermaGanodermaParrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinusParrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinusSnowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineusSnowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineusShaggy ScalycapPholiota squarrosaShaggy ScalycapPholiota squarrosaParasolaParasolaParasolaParasolaLecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochromaLecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Ramalina fastigiataRamalina fastigiataRamalina fastigiataRamalina fastigiataYarrow
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Achillea millefolium
HornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseGooseberryRibes uva-crispaGooseberryRibes uva-crispaWater DockRumex hydrolapathumWater DockRumex hydrolapathumGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfara