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Getting here
52.61411, -1.05727
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 251m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 251m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Jelly Ear, King Alfred's Cakes, Crepidotus +39 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +148 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Creeping Buttercup, Garlic Mustard +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route▾
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Route 63Cycling route▾
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Route 6Cycling route▾
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Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route161 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 161 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Stoughton Lane, Stoughton, Leicestershire
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Wildlife to spot
39,653 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
39,653 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Magpie +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
🐝Insects36 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Carder Bee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Tawny Mining Bee · Scathophaga stercoraria · Oak Bush-cricket +31
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Jelly Ear · King Alfred's Cakes · Crepidotus · Ramalina farinacea · Netted Shield Lichen +30
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- CrepidotusCrepidotus
- Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea
- Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcata
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Netted Crust
🌿Plants7 species
springautumn
2026▾
Balkan Anemone · Ivy-leaved Speedwell · Wood Anemone · Black Nightshade · Red Dead-nettle +2
- Balkan AnemoneAnemone blanda
- Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
- Deadly NightshadeAtropa belladonna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
39,653 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Magpie +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
🐝Insects36 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Carder Bee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Tawny Mining Bee · Scathophaga stercoraria · Oak Bush-cricket +31
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Jelly Ear · King Alfred's Cakes · Crepidotus · Ramalina farinacea · Netted Shield Lichen +30
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- CrepidotusCrepidotus
- Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea
- Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcata
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Netted Crust
🌿Plants7 species
springautumn
2026▾
Balkan Anemone · Ivy-leaved Speedwell · Wood Anemone · Black Nightshade · Red Dead-nettle +2
- Balkan AnemoneAnemone blanda
- Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
- Deadly NightshadeAtropa belladonna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dock Bug
Dock Bug
Coreus marginatus2025
Coreus marginatus2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2025Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2025Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025Tachina feraTachina fera2025Tachina feraTachina fera2025SepsisSepsis2025SepsisSepsis2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorBrimstoneGonepteryx rhamniBrimstoneGonepteryx rhamniPeacockAglais ioPeacockAglais ioNotch Wing TortixAcleris emargana2025Notch Wing TortixAcleris emargana2025Cola-nut CauserAndricus lignicola f. agamic2025Cola-nut CauserAndricus lignicola f. agamic2025Lamprotettix nitidulusLamprotettix nitidulus2025Lamprotettix nitidulusLamprotettix nitidulus20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Callaspidia defonscolombeiCallaspidia defonscolombei2025Callaspidia defonscolombeiCallaspidia defonscolombei2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2025Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Black-Kneed Apple CapsidBlepharidopterus angulatus2025Black-Kneed Apple CapsidBlepharidopterus angulatus2025Anthocoris confususAnthocoris confusus2025Anthocoris confususAnthocoris confusus2025Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025Byssomerulius corium
Byssomerulius corium
Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus2025Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus2025Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureum2025Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureum2025Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025Crystal BrainExidia nucleata2025Crystal BrainExidia nucleata2025Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus2025Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus2025Honey FungusArmillaria mellea2025Honey FungusArmillaria mellea2025Wet RotConiophora puteanaWet RotConiophora puteanaYellow BrainTremella mesentericaYellow BrainTremella mesentericaWitch's ButterExidia glandulosaWitch's ButterExidia glandulosaBay PolyporePolyporus badius2025Bay PolyporePolyporus badius2025Tripe FungusAuricularia mesenterica2025Tripe FungusAuricularia mesenterica2025Wrinkled CrustPhlebia radiata2025Wrinkled CrustPhlebia radiata2025Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus2025Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus2025Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa2025Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa2025Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum2025Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum2025Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma2025Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma2025Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2025Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2025Orange Peel FungusAleuria aurantia2025Orange Peel FungusAleuria aurantia2025Wood BlewitsLepista nuda2025Wood BlewitsLepista nuda2025Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.2025Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.2025Oak MossEvernia prunastri2025Oak MossEvernia prunastri2025Small StagshornCalocera cornea2025Small StagshornCalocera cornea2025Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens2025Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens2025Artist's BracketGanoderma applanatum2025Artist's BracketGanoderma applanatum2025Redleg ClubTyphula erythropus2025Redleg ClubTyphula erythropus2025Clustered BonnetMycena inclinata2025Clustered BonnetMycena inclinata2025TrichaptumTrichaptum2025TrichaptumTrichaptum2025Burgundydrop BonnetMycena haematopus2025Burgundydrop BonnetMycena haematopus20252025
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FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025