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Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Chaffinch
- 🍄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
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Chaffinch
- 🍄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 — Pheasant, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Pheasant, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Hairy-footed Flower Bee +20 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Ash, Common Nettle +68 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Arum Rust, Dryad's Saddle +1 more · last seen 2020
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,076 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,076 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2024▾
Pheasant · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Magpie +30
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Rabbit · Brown Hare
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Amauromyza labiatarum · Harlequin Ladybird
- Amauromyza labiatarumAmauromyza labiatarum
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Bramble · Dandelion · Elder · Pedunculate Oak · Wood Avens +91
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- DandelionTaraxacum
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,076 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2024▾
Pheasant · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Magpie +30
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Rabbit · Brown Hare
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Amauromyza labiatarum · Harlequin Ladybird
- Amauromyza labiatarumAmauromyza labiatarum
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Bramble · Dandelion · Elder · Pedunculate Oak · Wood Avens +91
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- DandelionTaraxacum
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Garlic Mustard
Garlic Mustard
Alliaria petiolata
Alliaria petiolata
CleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisDewberryRubus caesiusDewberryRubus caesiusSmall Leaved ElmUlmus minorSmall Leaved ElmUlmus minorWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigraField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaAmerican Winter-cressBarbarea vernaAmerican Winter-cressBarbarea vernaBlack-grassAlopecurus myosuroidesBlack-grassAlopecurus myosuroidesPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensPolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum aviculareCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaWelted ThistleCarduus crispusWelted ThistleCarduus crispusHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusSwine-cressLepidium coronopusSwine-cressLepidium coronopusRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaWild-oatAvena fatuaWild-oatAvena fatuaHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumHybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensisHybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensisCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreRed CurrantRibes rubrumRed CurrantRibes rubrumTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stolonifera