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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › England › East Midlands › Charnwood Getting here
52.67949, -1.13466
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Light Brown Apple Moth +239 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Light Brown Apple Moth +239 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
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Marsh-mallow, White Poplar, Butterbur +10 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Marsh-mallow, White Poplar, Butterbur +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
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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
44,859 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 44,859 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit +35
Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goosander Mergus merganser Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Common Quaker · Hebrew Character · Clouded Drab · Twin-spotted Quaker · Small Quaker +23
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Chewing Gum Lichen · Physcia caesia · Physcia tenella
Chewing Gum Lichen Protoparmeliopsis muralis Physcia caesia Physcia caesia Physcia tenella Physcia tenella 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Butterbur · Hazel · Mistletoe
Butterbur Petasites hybridus Hazel Corylus avellana Mistletoe Viscum album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 44,859 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit +35
Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goosander Mergus merganser Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Common Quaker · Hebrew Character · Clouded Drab · Twin-spotted Quaker · Small Quaker +23
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Chewing Gum Lichen · Physcia caesia · Physcia tenella
Chewing Gum Lichen Protoparmeliopsis muralis Physcia caesia Physcia caesia Physcia tenella Physcia tenella 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Butterbur · Hazel · Mistletoe
Butterbur Petasites hybridus Hazel Corylus avellana Mistletoe Viscum album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Pale Pinion Lithophane socia
Pale Pinion Lithophane socia
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
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
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
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
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