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Places › England › East Midlands › Blaby Getting here
52.57447, -1.17092
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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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +38 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Willow Beauty, Shuttle-shaped Dart +168 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Willow Beauty, Shuttle-shaped Dart +168 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Ruzenia spermoides · last seen 2025; Fungi — Ruzenia spermoides · last seen 2025
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Lesser Celandine · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bridleway V44 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref V44
Show on map Blaby Village Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
62 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Leicester 'Route 3' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 57 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 57 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Roundabout on the Blaby Bypass, Whetstone
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Wildlife to spot
48,024 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 48,024 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Magpie +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐝 Insects 45 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Hebrew Character · Common Quaker · Small Quaker · Clouded Drab · November Moth agg. +40
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025 Early Grey Xylocampa areola Ruzenia spermoides
Ruzenia spermoides Ruzenia spermoides Lesser Celandine
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 48,024 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Magpie +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐝 Insects 45 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Hebrew Character · Common Quaker · Small Quaker · Clouded Drab · November Moth agg. +40
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025 Early Grey Xylocampa areola Ruzenia spermoides
Ruzenia spermoides Ruzenia spermoides Lesser Celandine
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2025
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2025
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2025
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2025
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta2025
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria
Mullein Cucullia verbasci
Mullein Cucullia verbasci
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2025
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2025
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2025
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2025
Aquarius paludum Aquarius paludum2025
Aquarius paludum Aquarius paludum2025
Urophora cardui Urophora cardui2025
Urophora cardui Urophora cardui2025
Least Carpet Idaea rusticata2025
Least Carpet Idaea rusticata2025
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2025
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2025
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2025
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2025
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2025
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2025
Clancy's Rustic Caradrina kadenii2025
Clancy's Rustic Caradrina kadenii2025
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2025
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2025
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2025
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025 