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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.69303, -1.09044
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Grey Heron
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Grey Heron
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Canada Goose, Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +130 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cleavers, Greater Celandine, Mistletoe +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
113 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
NCN 6 Flood Diversion RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
73,804 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
73,804 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLittle Egret · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Goosander +40
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black SwanCygnus atratus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- TealAnas crecca2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects43 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Rabdophaga rosaria complex · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Wainscot · Royal Leaf-miner · Green Shieldbug +38
- Rabdophaga rosaria complexRabdophaga rosaria complex
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Common WainscotMythimna pallens
- Royal Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter pastorella
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae
🍄Fungi6 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Jelly Ear · Common Orange Lichen · Physcia tenella · Lecidella elaeochroma · Giant Polypore +1
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
- Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus
- Mint RustPuccinia menthae
Cleavers · Mistletoe · White Dead-nettle · Elm · Hogweed +14
- CleaversGalium aparine
- MistletoeViscum album
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
- ElmUlmus2025
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
73,804 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLittle Egret · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Goosander +40
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black SwanCygnus atratus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- TealAnas crecca2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects43 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Rabdophaga rosaria complex · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Wainscot · Royal Leaf-miner · Green Shieldbug +38
- Rabdophaga rosaria complexRabdophaga rosaria complex
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Common WainscotMythimna pallens
- Royal Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter pastorella
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae
🍄Fungi6 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Jelly Ear · Common Orange Lichen · Physcia tenella · Lecidella elaeochroma · Giant Polypore +1
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
- Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus
- Mint RustPuccinia menthae
Cleavers · Mistletoe · White Dead-nettle · Elm · Hogweed +14
- CleaversGalium aparine
- MistletoeViscum album
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
- ElmUlmus2025
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meadow Vetchling
Meadow Vetchling
Lathyrus pratensis2025
Lathyrus pratensis2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025TomatoSolanum lycopersicum2025TomatoSolanum lycopersicum2025Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2025Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2025