Bagworth Heath Woods 34 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 34 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Hinckley and Bosworth Getting here
52.66482, -1.32605
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park
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
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Amphibious Bistort, Yellow Iris, Silverweed +44 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Amphibious Bistort, Yellow Iris, Silverweed +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 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
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 5 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 31 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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51,849 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 51,849 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Mute Swan +45
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Greylag Goose Anser anser Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Teal Anas crecca Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Gadwall Mareca strepera Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Common Gull Larus canus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 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 · Melanelixia fuliginosa · Jelly Ear · Protomyces macrosporus · Lepraria incana s. lat. +9
Bitter Chocolate Rust Uromyces ficariae Melanelixia fuliginosa Melanelixia fuliginosa Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Protomyces macrosporus Protomyces macrosporus Lepraria incana s. lat. Lepraria incana s. lat. Sarcoscypha Sarcoscypha Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta Dilated Scalewort · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Forked Veilwort · Bulrush
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Bulrush Typha latifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 51,849 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Mute Swan +45
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Greylag Goose Anser anser Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Teal Anas crecca Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Gadwall Mareca strepera Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Common Gull Larus canus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 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 · Melanelixia fuliginosa · Jelly Ear · Protomyces macrosporus · Lepraria incana s. lat. +9
Bitter Chocolate Rust Uromyces ficariae Melanelixia fuliginosa Melanelixia fuliginosa Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Protomyces macrosporus Protomyces macrosporus Lepraria incana s. lat. Lepraria incana s. lat. Sarcoscypha Sarcoscypha Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta Dilated Scalewort · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Forked Veilwort · Bulrush
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata 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 Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta
Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta
Ramalina farinacea Ramalina farinacea
Ramalina farinacea Ramalina farinacea
Oak Moss Evernia prunastri
Oak Moss Evernia prunastri
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 