Getting here
52.62343, -1.12150
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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
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Indigo — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Indigo — a good base for a longer summer day out
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
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Blaby Village Heritage TrailWalking route▾
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NCN 6 Flood Diversion RouteCycling route▾
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West End WayCycling route▾
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Wildlife to spot
47,863 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
47,863 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird +23
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Common GullLarus canus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Badger
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- BadgerMeles meles2025
🐸Amphibians4 species
springautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Alpine Newt · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
- Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris2025
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2025
🐝Insects74 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Yellow-legged Furrow Bee +69
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
- Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
🍄Fungi5 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Puccinia lapsanae · Lecidella elaeochroma · Common Bird's Nest · Candlesnuff Fungus · Dryad's Saddle
- Puccinia lapsanaePuccinia lapsanae
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
- Common Bird's NestCrucibulum laeve
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025
- Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus2025
🌿Plants16 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Silver Birch · Italian Alder · Black Nightshade · Alder · Ivy +11
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
- Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- IvyHedera helix
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
47,863 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird +23
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Common GullLarus canus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Badger
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- BadgerMeles meles2025
🐸Amphibians4 species
springautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Alpine Newt · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
- Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris2025
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2025
🐝Insects74 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Yellow-legged Furrow Bee +69
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
- Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
🍄Fungi5 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Puccinia lapsanae · Lecidella elaeochroma · Common Bird's Nest · Candlesnuff Fungus · Dryad's Saddle
- Puccinia lapsanaePuccinia lapsanae
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
- Common Bird's NestCrucibulum laeve
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025
- Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus2025
🌿Plants16 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Silver Birch · Italian Alder · Black Nightshade · Alder · Ivy +11
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
- Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- IvyHedera helix
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Dead-nettle
Red Dead-nettle
Lamium purpureum
Lamium purpureum
GroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaWhite PoplarPopulus alba2025White PoplarPopulus alba2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025London PlanePlatanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica2025London PlanePlatanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Swamp CypressTaxodium distichum2025Swamp CypressTaxodium distichum2025Silver LimeTilia tomentosa2025Silver LimeTilia tomentosa2025