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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Blaby Getting here
52.57306, -1.15930
Open directionsv 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 ☕ The Drop In Centre — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ The Drop In Centre — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Lesser Black-backed Gull +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Lesser Black-backed Gull +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +73 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, Daisy, Dandelion +60 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Holly, Daisy, Dandelion +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Blaby Village Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
The Jitty public footpath · 329 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 329 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 60 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 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
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 N/A Cycling route 30 m ▾
Named route Length 30 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map N/A Cycling route 81 m ▾
Named route Length 81 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Photos Entrance to Bouskell Park, Blaby
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Wildlife to spot
17,165 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,165 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · House Sparrow · Long-tailed Tit +40
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Bat · Red Fox · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bat Chiroptera2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 19 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Apion frumentarium · Aquarius paludum · Urophora cardui · Pterocomma salicis +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025 Aquarius paludum Aquarius paludum2025 Urophora cardui Urophora cardui2025 Pterocomma salicis Pterocomma salicis2025 Ivy-leaved Toadflax
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,165 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · House Sparrow · Long-tailed Tit +40
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Bat · Red Fox · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bat Chiroptera2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 19 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Apion frumentarium · Aquarius paludum · Urophora cardui · Pterocomma salicis +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025 Aquarius paludum Aquarius paludum2025 Urophora cardui Urophora cardui2025 Pterocomma salicis Pterocomma salicis2025 Ivy-leaved Toadflax
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Shining Alder Leaf-miner
Shining Alder Leaf-miner
Phyllonorycter klemannella2025
Phyllonorycter klemannella2025
Poplar Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter comparella2025
Poplar Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter comparella2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Dasineura odoratae Dasineura odoratae2024
Dasineura odoratae Dasineura odoratae2024
Calodromius spilotus Calodromius spilotus2024
Calodromius spilotus Calodromius spilotus2024
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2024
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2024
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2024
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2024
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2024
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2024
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2024
Lygus pratensis Lygus pratensis2024
Lygus pratensis Lygus pratensis2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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