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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha
Getting here
52.57171, -1.35574
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 171m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 171m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rough Meadow-grass, Broad-leaved Dock, Yorkshire-fog +108 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km28 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Bridleway V29Walking route▾
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Footpath V35Walking route▾
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Footpath U50Walking route▾
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Footpath V23Walking route▾
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Bridleway U52Walking route▾
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6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 52Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 52Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 52Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route857 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 857 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route38 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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The entrance to Barwell Household Waste Site
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Wildlife to spot
5,539 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,539 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackcap · Swallow · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron +10
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Pygmy Shrew · Hedgehog · Mole
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Small White · Gatekeeper · Peacock +24
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- PeacockAglais io2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Weeping Widow
- Weeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabunda
Snowdrop
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,539 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackcap · Swallow · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron +10
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Pygmy Shrew · Hedgehog · Mole
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Small White · Gatekeeper · Peacock +24
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- PeacockAglais io2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Weeping Widow
- Weeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabunda
Snowdrop
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamniBrimstoneGonepteryx rhamniCommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinumOak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinumEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaDasineura tiliaeDasineura tiliaeDasineura tiliaeDasineura tiliaeDasineura thomasianaDasineura thomasianaDasineura thomasianaDasineura thomasianaSpeckled Holm Oak DotEctoedemia heringella2024Speckled Holm Oak DotEctoedemia heringella2024Ringed China-markParapoynx stratiotata2024Ringed China-markParapoynx stratiotata2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2024Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024