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Ashby Pastures

27 ha

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeForagingSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome27 ha

Getting here

52.71649, -0.93943

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿Foraging 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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Elder +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ash, Hawthorn, Blackthorn +222 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Ash, Hawthorn, Blackthorn +222 more · last seen 2023

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +39 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner, Brimstone, Red Admiral +17 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner, Brimstone, Red Admiral +17 more · last seen 2023

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Thistle Rust, Pocket Plum +2 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Thistle Rust, Pocket Plum +2 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 48Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 48Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route786 m
Named routeRef 48Length 786 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Edge of Ashby Pastures on 27 December 2008

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Edge of Ashby Pastures on 27 December 2008

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🏞️BURROUGH HILLCountry park4.7 km→🌱Burrough Hill Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Kirby Fields ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Kirby Fields ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Burrough Hill Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→

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