Bennion Pools Nature Area 10 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍄 Fungi🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Leicester Getting here
52.67586, -1.15777
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 222m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 222m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Common Jelly Spot, Yellow Brain +7 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Common Jelly Spot, Yellow Brain +7 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Mystacides longicornis, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +461 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Mystacides longicornis, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +461 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +38 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Common Meadow-rue +37 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Common Meadow-rue +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
41,824 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 41,824 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Robin · Woodpigeon +19
Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Muntjac
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 7-spot Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Oak Beauty · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy Shieldbug +46
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Oak Beauty Biston strataria Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata Green Shieldbug Common Orange Lichen · Common Jelly Spot · Yellow Brain · Giant Puffball · White Saddle +1
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina2025 Common Jelly Spot Dacrymyces stillatus Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea2025 White Saddle Helvella crispa2025 Amanita Wridog Amanita rubescens2025 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Coltsfoot · Common Chickweed · Ash
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Common Chickweed Stellaria media Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 41,824 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Robin · Woodpigeon +19
Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Muntjac
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 7-spot Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Oak Beauty · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy Shieldbug +46
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Oak Beauty Biston strataria Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata Green Shieldbug Common Orange Lichen · Common Jelly Spot · Yellow Brain · Giant Puffball · White Saddle +1
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina2025 Common Jelly Spot Dacrymyces stillatus Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea2025 White Saddle Helvella crispa2025 Amanita Wridog Amanita rubescens2025 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Coltsfoot · Common Chickweed · Ash
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Common Chickweed Stellaria media Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria
Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata
Maple Stilt Caloptilia semifascia
Maple Stilt Caloptilia semifascia
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Sylvicola Sylvicola
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Agonopterix Agonopterix
Agonopterix Agonopterix
Tephritis divisa Tephritis divisa
Tephritis divisa Tephritis divisa
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Juniper Carpet Thera juniperata2025
Juniper Carpet Thera juniperata2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Smooth-spangle Causer Neuroterus albipes f. agamic2025
Smooth-spangle Causer Neuroterus albipes f. agamic2025
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2025
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2025
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2025
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii2025
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii2025
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2025
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2025
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2025
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2025
Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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