Bleak Moor - Woodland
14 ha
🦅Birds🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha
Getting here
52.73640, -1.02419
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Free
〰Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Leicestershire Round
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route232 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route408 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 408 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route55 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 55 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route94 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 94 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Holiday cabins at Thrussington Mill
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→How useful was the information on this page?
id: 4f6c050c-5ff4-4d78-ab51-b39f66455355
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Wildlife to spot
21,580 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,580 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Peregrine · Raven · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Barn Owl +35
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Badger · Brown Hare · Red Fox · American Mink
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- American MinkNeovison vison2024
Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Green-veined White · Gymnetron villosulum · Meigenia mutabilis · Microplontus melanostigma +27
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Gymnetron villosulumGymnetron villosulum
- Meigenia mutabilisMeigenia mutabilis
- Microplontus melanostigmaMicroplontus melanostigma
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Swollen-thighed Beetle
Himalayan Balsam · Marsh Woundwort · Pink Water-speedwell · Lesser Celandine · Whitish Feather-moss +1
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
- Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,580 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Peregrine · Raven · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Barn Owl +35
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Badger · Brown Hare · Red Fox · American Mink
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- American MinkNeovison vison2024
Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Green-veined White · Gymnetron villosulum · Meigenia mutabilis · Microplontus melanostigma +27
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Gymnetron villosulumGymnetron villosulum
- Meigenia mutabilisMeigenia mutabilis
- Microplontus melanostigmaMicroplontus melanostigma
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Swollen-thighed Beetle
Himalayan Balsam · Marsh Woundwort · Pink Water-speedwell · Lesser Celandine · Whitish Feather-moss +1
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
- Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oedemera nobilis
Oedemera nobilis
Pseudoneuroterus saliens f. agamicPseudoneuroterus saliens f. agamicPseudoneuroterus saliens f. agamicPseudoneuroterus saliens f. agamicIlex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniellaIlex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniellaOrthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsusOrthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsusOrthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsusOrthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsusGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataEupteryx atropunctataEupteryx atropunctataEupteryx atropunctataEupteryx atropunctataCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaTropidosteptes pacificusTropidosteptes pacificusTropidosteptes pacificusTropidosteptes pacificusSalicarus (Salicarus) roseriSalicarus (Salicarus) roseriSalicarus (Salicarus) roseriSalicarus (Salicarus) roseri24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataAgnocoris reclaireiAgnocoris reclaireiAgnocoris reclaireiAgnocoris reclaireiMiridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatusDicyphus (Brachyceroea) annulatusDicyphus (Brachyceroea) annulatusDicyphus (Brachyceroea) annulatusDicyphus (Brachyceroea) annulatusChromatomyia ramosaChromatomyia ramosaChromatomyia ramosaChromatomyia ramosaPlatycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatusAsteia concinnaAsteia concinnaAsteia concinnaAsteia concinnaThaumatomyia glabraThaumatomyia glabraThaumatomyia glabraThaumatomyia glabraMeadow BrownManiola jurtinaMeadow BrownManiola jurtina7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticaeSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticaeRingletAphantopus hyperantusRingletAphantopus hyperantusRed AdmiralVanessa atalantaRed AdmiralVanessa atalantaNarrow-barred FusehornArge melanochraNarrow-barred FusehornArge melanochraSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusScarlet TigerCallimorpha dominulaScarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula