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Places › England › East Midlands › Blaby Getting here
52.56449, -1.15171
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 155m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 155m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Long-tailed Tit +39 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Long-tailed Tit +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Willow Beauty, Shuttle-shaped Dart +171 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Willow Beauty, Shuttle-shaped Dart +171 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Blue Roundhead, False Chanterelle · last seen 2025; Fungi — Blue Roundhead, False Chanterelle · last seen 2025
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Blaby Village Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
60 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 National Cycle Network
Show on map Leicester 'Route 4' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Leicester 'Route 3' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 57 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 57 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 30 m ▾
Named route Length 30 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
21,398 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,398 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit · Robin +36
Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hebrew Character · Common Quaker · Small Quaker · Clouded Drab · Early Grey +17
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta Early Grey Xylocampa areola Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Oak Beauty Biston strataria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,398 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit · Robin +36
Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hebrew Character · Common Quaker · Small Quaker · Clouded Drab · Early Grey +17
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta Early Grey Xylocampa areola Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Oak Beauty Biston strataria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria
Mullein Cucullia verbasci
Mullein Cucullia verbasci
Comma Polygonia c-album
Comma Polygonia c-album
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
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