BILLA BARRA HILL NATURE RESERVE
21 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha
Getting here
52.69884, -1.31044
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Visiting this summer
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
69 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route118 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route113 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route327 m▾
Named routeLength 327 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Billa Barra Hill Local Nature Reserve
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
12,930 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,930 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Pied Wagtail · Dunnock · Black-headed Gull +18
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Rabbit · Red Fox
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects58 species
springsummer
2026▾
Pea-leaf Weevil · Small Copper · Silk-button Causer · Common Spangle Causer · Oyster Gall Causer +53
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025
- Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
- Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
- Oyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamic
False Chanterelle · Porpidia tuberculosa · Oak Moss · Oak Mildew · Parmotrema perlatum +2
- False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca
- Porpidia tuberculosaPorpidia tuberculosa
- Oak MossEvernia prunastri
- Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides
- Parmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatum
- Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
- Beefsteak Fungus
Bramble · Gorse · Pedunculate Oak · Common Spotted-orchid · Giant Hogweed +19
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,930 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Pied Wagtail · Dunnock · Black-headed Gull +18
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Rabbit · Red Fox
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects58 species
springsummer
2026▾
Pea-leaf Weevil · Small Copper · Silk-button Causer · Common Spangle Causer · Oyster Gall Causer +53
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025
- Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
- Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
- Oyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamic
False Chanterelle · Porpidia tuberculosa · Oak Moss · Oak Mildew · Parmotrema perlatum +2
- False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca
- Porpidia tuberculosaPorpidia tuberculosa
- Oak MossEvernia prunastri
- Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides
- Parmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatum
- Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
- Beefsteak Fungus
Bramble · Gorse · Pedunculate Oak · Common Spotted-orchid · Giant Hogweed +19
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata2025Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata2025PeacockAglais io2025PeacockAglais io2025Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2025Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2025Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2025HornetVespa crabro2025HornetVespa crabro2025Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025Marble Gall CauserAndricus kollari f. agamic2025Marble Gall CauserAndricus kollari f. agamic2025Cherry Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. agamic2025Cherry Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. agamic20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025WallLasiommata megera2025WallLasiommata megera2025GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2025Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2025Contarinia petioliContarinia petioli2025Contarinia petioliContarinia petioli2025Oak Leaf-rollerAttelabus nitens2025Oak Leaf-rollerAttelabus nitens2025Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2025Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2025Pink-wax Gall CauserTrigonaspis megaptera f. sexual2025Pink-wax Gall CauserTrigonaspis megaptera f. sexual2025Agonum muelleriAgonum muelleriAgonum muelleriAgonum muelleriPoecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreusAgonum marginatumAgonum marginatumAgonum marginatumAgonum marginatumAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusRed AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Liposthenes glechomaeLiposthenes glechomae2025Liposthenes glechomaeLiposthenes glechomae202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic2025Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2025Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2025RingletAphantopus hyperantus2025RingletAphantopus hyperantus2025Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2025Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2025CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2025CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2025Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025Purple EmperorApatura iris2025Purple EmperorApatura iris2025Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2025Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2025Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2025Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2025Phanacis hypochoeridisPhanacis hypochoeridis2025Phanacis hypochoeridisPhanacis hypochoeridis2025ForesterAdscita statices2025ForesterAdscita statices2025Currant Gall CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. sexual2025Currant Gall CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. sexual2025Purple Spring JewelEriocrania sangii2025Purple Spring JewelEriocrania sangii2025Violet-egg Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. sexual2025Violet-egg Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. sexual2025Bark-gall CauserAndricus quercuscorticis f. agamic2025Bark-gall CauserAndricus quercuscorticis f. agamic202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2025Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2025Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2025Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2025Stenus cicindeloidesStenus cicindeloides2025Stenus cicindeloidesStenus cicindeloides2025Large Flax Flea BeetleAphthona euphorbiae2025Large Flax Flea BeetleAphthona euphorbiae2025Isochnus sequensiIsochnus sequensi2025Isochnus sequensiIsochnus sequensi2025Knapweed Seedhead MothMetzneria metzneriella2025Knapweed Seedhead MothMetzneria metzneriella2025Longitarsus suturellusLongitarsus suturellus2025Longitarsus suturellusLongitarsus suturellus2025Eulagius filicornisEulagius filicornis2025Eulagius filicornisEulagius filicornis2025Fistulina hepatica
Fistulina hepatica
LilacSyringa vulgarisLilacSyringa vulgarisRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaEvents & activities nearby
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