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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Hinckley and Bosworth Getting here
52.66083, -1.32731
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Coot, Mute Swan +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Coot, Mute Swan +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Oak Moss, Coesyn Melfed, Yellow Brain +44 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Oak Moss, Coesyn Melfed, Yellow Brain +44 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +194 more · last seen 2026; Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +194 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Amphibious Bistort, Yellow Iris, Silverweed +45 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Amphibious Bistort, Yellow Iris, Silverweed +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Show on map 30 signed routes nearby
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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Wildlife to spot
48,908 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 48,908 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 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Greylag Goose Anser anser Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Teal Anas crecca Stock Dove Columba oenas Gadwall Mareca strepera Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Common Gull Larus canus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Scaup Aythya marila2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Frog
🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Brimstone · Harlequin Ladybird · Pterostichus minor · Kidney-spot Ladybird +7
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Pterostichus minor Pterostichus minor Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis Bitter Chocolate Rust · Oak Moss · Melanelixia fuliginosa · Jelly Ear · Protomyces macrosporus +9
Bitter Chocolate Rust Uromyces ficariae Oak Moss Evernia prunastri Melanelixia fuliginosa Melanelixia fuliginosa Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Protomyces macrosporus Protomyces macrosporus Lepraria incana s. lat. Lepraria incana s. lat. Sarcoscypha Dilated Scalewort · Forked Veilwort · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Bulrush
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme Bulrush Typha latifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 48,908 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 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Greylag Goose Anser anser Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Teal Anas crecca Stock Dove Columba oenas Gadwall Mareca strepera Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Common Gull Larus canus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Scaup Aythya marila2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Frog
🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Brimstone · Harlequin Ladybird · Pterostichus minor · Kidney-spot Ladybird +7
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Pterostichus minor Pterostichus minor Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis Bitter Chocolate Rust · Oak Moss · Melanelixia fuliginosa · Jelly Ear · Protomyces macrosporus +9
Bitter Chocolate Rust Uromyces ficariae Oak Moss Evernia prunastri Melanelixia fuliginosa Melanelixia fuliginosa Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Protomyces macrosporus Protomyces macrosporus Lepraria incana s. lat. Lepraria incana s. lat. Sarcoscypha Dilated Scalewort · Forked Veilwort · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Bulrush
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme Bulrush Typha latifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
March Moth 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 Sarcoscypha
Sarcoscypha
Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta
Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta
Ramalina farinacea Ramalina farinacea
Ramalina farinacea Ramalina farinacea
Common Jelly Spot Dacrymyces stillatus
Common Jelly Spot Dacrymyces stillatus
Wood Oysterling Deconica horizontalis
Wood Oysterling Deconica horizontalis
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes
Amber Jelly Exidia recisa
Amber Jelly Exidia recisa
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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