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Aylestone Allotments

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.60609, -1.13277

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Puccinia lapsanae, Lecidella elaeochroma +10 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Puccinia lapsanae, Lecidella elaeochroma +10 more · last seen 2026

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Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter +257 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter +257 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ivy, Purple-loosestrife, Elder +59 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy, Purple-loosestrife, Elder +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Bramble, Hawthorn +8 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Blaby Village Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

137 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
West End WayCycling route
Named routeRef West End WayLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Trees and path at Aylestone Recreation Ground

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trees and path at Aylestone Recreation Ground

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🌱Abbey ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Abbey ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Knighton ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Spinney Hill ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Spinney Hill ParkUrban park3.5 km→🏞️BROCKS HILLCountry park3.5 km→

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