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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Hinckley and Bosworth Getting here
52.62379, -1.44324
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Elder +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Synchytrium taraxaci, Alder Tongue, Parmotrema perlatum +8 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Synchytrium taraxaci, Alder Tongue, Parmotrema perlatum +8 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +97 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +97 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, Giant Hogweed, Blackthorn +249 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hawthorn, Giant Hogweed, Blackthorn +249 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Ivanhoe Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 52 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 52 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 52 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 2.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 721 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 721 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 464 m ▾
Named route Ref 52 Length 464 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,575 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,575 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Rook · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit · Blackbird +46
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Linnet Linaria cannabina Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Raven Corvus corax Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Carrion Crow Corvus corone Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Cionus alauda · Cionus tuberculosus · Dock Bug · Speckled Wood · Large White +6
Cionus alauda Cionus alauda2024 Cionus tuberculosus Cionus tuberculosus2024 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Large White Pieris brassicae Willow Nematine Euura salicis2024 🍄 Fungi 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Synchytrium taraxaci · Alder Tongue
Synchytrium taraxaci Synchytrium taraxaci Alder Tongue Taphrina alni2024 Perennial Sow-thistle · Giant Hogweed · Yellow Iris · Giant Butterbur · Marsh Woundwort +1
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus Giant Butterbur Petasites japonicus Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2024 Timothy Phleum pratense2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,575 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Rook · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit · Blackbird +46
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Linnet Linaria cannabina Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Raven Corvus corax Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Carrion Crow Corvus corone Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Cionus alauda · Cionus tuberculosus · Dock Bug · Speckled Wood · Large White +6
Cionus alauda Cionus alauda2024 Cionus tuberculosus Cionus tuberculosus2024 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Large White Pieris brassicae Willow Nematine Euura salicis2024 🍄 Fungi 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Synchytrium taraxaci · Alder Tongue
Synchytrium taraxaci Synchytrium taraxaci Alder Tongue Taphrina alni2024 Perennial Sow-thistle · Giant Hogweed · Yellow Iris · Giant Butterbur · Marsh Woundwort +1
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus Giant Butterbur Petasites japonicus Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2024 Timothy Phleum pratense2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Banded Demoiselle
Banded Demoiselle
Calopteryx splendens2024
Calopteryx splendens2024
Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic2024
Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic2024
Willow Ermine Yponomeuta rorrella2024
Willow Ermine Yponomeuta rorrella2024
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2024
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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