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Bosworth Gorse

5 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Hobby, Raven, Greylag Goose +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hobby, Raven, Greylag Goose +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, White Dead-nettle +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ash, Cow Parsley, Hazel +171 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ash, Cow Parsley, Hazel +171 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Baccha elongata, Blue-tailed Damselfly +7 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Baccha elongata, Blue-tailed Damselfly +7 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Dryad's Saddle, King Alfred's Cakes · last seen 2025; Fungi — Dryad's Saddle, King Alfred's Cakes · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route860 m
Named routeRef 6Length 860 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.2 km
Named routeRef 6Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 6Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Arable land east of Bosworth Gorse

Arable land east of Bosworth Gorse

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