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Andrews Football Club

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.60865, -1.13455

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Puccinia lapsanae, Lecidella elaeochroma +8 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Puccinia lapsanae, Lecidella elaeochroma +8 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter +252 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter +252 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ivy, Purple-loosestrife, Elder +73 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy, Purple-loosestrife, Elder +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Blaby Village Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

145 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
West End WayCycling route
Named routeRef West End WayLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Football match on the Aylestone Recreation Ground

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Football match on the Aylestone Recreation Ground

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🌱Abbey ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Abbey ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Knighton ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Spinney Hill ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Spinney Hill ParkUrban park3.3 km→🏞️BROCKS HILLCountry park3.8 km→

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