Bagworth Heath Woods 17 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 17 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Hinckley and Bosworth Getting here
52.66162, -1.33227
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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 🍄 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🍄 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Robin, Coot +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Robin, Coot +67 more · last seen 2026
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🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Coesyn Melfed, Yellow Brain, Fragrant Funnel +49 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Coesyn Melfed, Yellow Brain, Fragrant Funnel +49 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Azure Damselfly, White-legged Damselfly +241 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Azure Damselfly, White-legged Damselfly +241 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Amphibious Bistort, Meadowsweet, Yellow Iris +61 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Amphibious Bistort, Meadowsweet, Yellow Iris +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map National Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ivanhoe Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 52 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 52 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 576 m ▾
Named route Length 576 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 5 m ▾
Named route Length 5 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 19 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 19 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 424 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 424 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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42,750 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 42,750 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Coot · Blackbird · Mute Swan · Robin +45
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greylag Goose Anser anser Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Raven Corvus corax2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Stock Dove Columba oenas Common Gull Larus canus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Scaup Aythya marila2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Frog · Smooth Newt
Frog Rana Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 🐝 Insects 16 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Brimstone · Harlequin Ladybird · Empoasca vitis · Cream-spot Ladybird +11
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata March Moth Coesyn Melfed · Fragrant Funnel · Bitter Chocolate Rust · Melanelixia fuliginosa · Protomyces macrosporus +19
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes Fragrant Funnel Clitocybe fragrans2025 Bitter Chocolate Rust Uromyces ficariae Melanelixia fuliginosa Melanelixia fuliginosa Protomyces macrosporus Protomyces macrosporus Lepraria incana s. lat. Lepraria incana s. lat. 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Hazel
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme Hazel Corylus avellana2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 42,750 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Coot · Blackbird · Mute Swan · Robin +45
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greylag Goose Anser anser Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Raven Corvus corax2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Stock Dove Columba oenas Common Gull Larus canus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Scaup Aythya marila2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Frog · Smooth Newt
Frog Rana Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 🐝 Insects 16 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Brimstone · Harlequin Ladybird · Empoasca vitis · Cream-spot Ladybird +11
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata March Moth Coesyn Melfed · Fragrant Funnel · Bitter Chocolate Rust · Melanelixia fuliginosa · Protomyces macrosporus +19
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes Fragrant Funnel Clitocybe fragrans2025 Bitter Chocolate Rust Uromyces ficariae Melanelixia fuliginosa Melanelixia fuliginosa Protomyces macrosporus Protomyces macrosporus Lepraria incana s. lat. Lepraria incana s. lat. 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Hazel
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme Hazel Corylus avellana2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Alsophila aescularia
Alsophila aescularia
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Peacock Aglais io2025
Peacock Aglais io2025
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2025
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2025
Northern Winter Moth Operophtera fagata2025
Northern Winter Moth Operophtera fagata2025
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx2025
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx2025
Aspen Dot Ectoedemia argyropeza2025
Aspen Dot Ectoedemia argyropeza2025
Flounced Chestnut Anchoscelis helvola2025
Flounced Chestnut Anchoscelis helvola2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025 Common Jelly Spot
Common Jelly Spot
Dacrymyces stillatus
Dacrymyces stillatus
Wood Oysterling Deconica horizontalis
Wood Oysterling Deconica horizontalis
Amber Jelly Exidia recisa
Amber Jelly Exidia recisa
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica2025
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica2025
Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis2025
Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis2025
Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus2025
Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus2025
Grey Knight Tricholoma terreum2025
Grey Knight Tricholoma terreum2025
Milky Bonnet Hemimycena lactea2025
Milky Bonnet Hemimycena lactea2025
Earthfan Thelephora terrestris2025
Earthfan Thelephora terrestris2025
Phyllactinia mali Phyllactinia mali2025
Phyllactinia mali Phyllactinia mali2025
Mint Rust Puccinia menthae2025
Mint Rust Puccinia menthae2025
Crimson Waxcap Hygrocybe punicea2025
Crimson Waxcap Hygrocybe punicea2025
Clouded Funnel Clitocybe nebularis2025
Clouded Funnel Clitocybe nebularis2025
Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea2025
Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea2025
Small Stagshorn Calocera cornea2025
Small Stagshorn Calocera cornea2025
Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus2025
Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus2025
Butter Waxcap Hygrocybe ceracea2025
Butter Waxcap Hygrocybe ceracea2025
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea2025
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea2025 