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52.65934, -1.12532
Open directionsv ✦ Grade II Registered Park and Garden — Historic designed landscape on the National Heritage List for England of special interest, warranting efforts to preserve it.
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 108m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 108m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Light Brown Apple Moth +242 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Light Brown Apple Moth +242 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Caucasian Wingnut, Red Bartsia, White Poplar +20 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Caucasian Wingnut, Red Bartsia, White Poplar +20 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Chewing Gum Lichen, Physcia tenella, Physcia caesia +2 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Chewing Gum Lichen, Physcia tenella, Physcia caesia +2 more · last seen 2026
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 201 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Leicester 'Route 2' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map West End Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref West End Way Local cycle route
Show on map Fosse2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
Show on map Inner Ringway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Inner Ringway Local cycle route
Show on map Leicester 'Route 4' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
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51,484 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 51,484 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie +29
Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Rock Dove Columba livia Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Quaker · Hebrew Character · Clouded Drab · Twin-spotted Quaker · Small Quaker +27
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria Chewing Gum Lichen · Physcia caesia · Physcia tenella
Chewing Gum Lichen Protoparmeliopsis muralis Physcia caesia Physcia caesia Physcia tenella Physcia tenella 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Caucasian Wingnut · Butterbur · Pointed Spear-moss · Hazel
Caucasian Wingnut Pterocarya fraxinifolia Butterbur Petasites hybridus Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Hazel Corylus avellana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 51,484 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie +29
Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Rock Dove Columba livia Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Quaker · Hebrew Character · Clouded Drab · Twin-spotted Quaker · Small Quaker +27
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria Chewing Gum Lichen · Physcia caesia · Physcia tenella
Chewing Gum Lichen Protoparmeliopsis muralis Physcia caesia Physcia caesia Physcia tenella Physcia tenella 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Caucasian Wingnut · Butterbur · Pointed Spear-moss · Hazel
Caucasian Wingnut Pterocarya fraxinifolia Butterbur Petasites hybridus Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Hazel Corylus avellana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Pale Pinion Lithophane socia
Pale Pinion Lithophane socia
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Stomis pumicatus Stomis pumicatus
Stomis pumicatus Stomis pumicatus
Elaphrus cupreus Elaphrus cupreus
Elaphrus cupreus Elaphrus cupreus
Pterostichus minor Pterostichus minor
Pterostichus minor Pterostichus minor
Astenus pulchellus Astenus pulchellus
Astenus pulchellus Astenus pulchellus
Lathrobium impressum Lathrobium impressum
Lathrobium impressum Lathrobium impressum
Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius
Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius
Lathrobium geminum Lathrobium geminum
Lathrobium geminum Lathrobium geminum
Agonum micans Agonum micans
Agonum micans Agonum micans
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni
Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
Satellite Eupsilia transversa 