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Free entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
52.71126, -1.23555
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow
- 🍄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
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow
- 🍄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 — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Silk-button Causer, 7-spot Ladybird +214 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Silver Leaf Disease, Hoof Fungus, Yellow Brain +105 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Great Burnet, White Clover, Cat's-ear +108 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route990 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 990 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route561 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 561 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route93 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 93 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
27,244 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
27,244 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Nuthatch · Song Thrush +23
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MagpiePica pica
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RavenCorvus corax
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Frog
Drepanosiphum platanoidis · Large Flax Flea Beetle · Lindbergina · Asaphes vulgaris · Megaselia pectoralis +42
- Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2025
- Large Flax Flea BeetleAphthona euphorbiae2025
- LindberginaLindbergina2025
- Asaphes vulgarisAsaphes vulgaris2025
- Megaselia pectoralisMegaselia pectoralis2025
- Bradysia urticae
Silver Leaf Disease · Cobweb Duster · Illosporiopsis christiansenii · Erythricium aurantiacum · Blushing Bracket +22
- Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureum
- Cobweb DusterAthelia arachnoidea
- Illosporiopsis christianseniiIllosporiopsis christiansenii
- Erythricium aurantiacumErythricium aurantiacum
- Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
- Hypotrachyna revoluta s. lat.Hypotrachyna revoluta s. lat.
Lesser Celandine · Foxglove · Ragwort · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Common Smoothcap +6
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- RagwortSenecio
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,244 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Nuthatch · Song Thrush +23
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MagpiePica pica
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RavenCorvus corax
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Frog
Drepanosiphum platanoidis · Large Flax Flea Beetle · Lindbergina · Asaphes vulgaris · Megaselia pectoralis +42
- Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2025
- Large Flax Flea BeetleAphthona euphorbiae2025
- LindberginaLindbergina2025
- Asaphes vulgarisAsaphes vulgaris2025
- Megaselia pectoralisMegaselia pectoralis2025
- Bradysia urticae
Silver Leaf Disease · Cobweb Duster · Illosporiopsis christiansenii · Erythricium aurantiacum · Blushing Bracket +22
- Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureum
- Cobweb DusterAthelia arachnoidea
- Illosporiopsis christianseniiIllosporiopsis christiansenii
- Erythricium aurantiacumErythricium aurantiacum
- Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
- Hypotrachyna revoluta s. lat.Hypotrachyna revoluta s. lat.
Lesser Celandine · Foxglove · Ragwort · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Common Smoothcap +6
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- RagwortSenecio
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bradysia urticae2025
Bradysia urticae2025
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Lecanora polytropa
Lecanora polytropa
Lecanora polytropa
Melanelixia glabratulaMelanelixia glabratulaMelanelixia glabratulaMelanelixia glabratulaPunctelia jeckeriPunctelia jeckeriPunctelia jeckeriPunctelia jeckeriPorpidia tuberculosaPorpidia tuberculosaPorpidia tuberculosaPorpidia tuberculosaMarchandiomyces corallinusMarchandiomyces corallinusMarchandiomyces corallinusMarchandiomyces corallinusFuscidea lightfootiiFuscidea lightfootiiFuscidea lightfootiiFuscidea lightfootiiPhlyctis argenaPhlyctis argenaPhlyctis argenaPhlyctis argenaOak MossEvernia prunastriOak MossEvernia prunastriNetted Shield LichenParmelia sulcataNetted Shield LichenParmelia sulcataBeech BarkspotDiatrype disciformisBeech BarkspotDiatrype disciformisHoof FungusFomes fomentariusHoof FungusFomes fomentariusYellow BrainTremella mesentericaYellow BrainTremella mesentericaBeech JellydiscNeobulgaria pura var. pura2025Beech JellydiscNeobulgaria pura var. pura2025Birch MazegillTrametes betulina2025Birch MazegillTrametes betulina2025Tripe FungusAuricularia mesenterica2025Tripe FungusAuricularia mesenterica2025Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum2025Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum2025Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2025Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2025ClavariaClavaria2025ClavariaClavaria2025Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis2025Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis2025Dark Honey FungusArmillaria ostoyae2025Dark Honey FungusArmillaria ostoyae2025Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaWestern Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophyllaWestern Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophyllaHimalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosaHimalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa