Braunstone Evangelical Free Church
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52.62631, -1.18333
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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 🛝 Playground 155m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 155m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Mute Swan +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Mute Swan +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Glistening Inkcap, Hen Of The Woods, Giant Polypore +8 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Glistening Inkcap, Hen Of The Woods, Giant Polypore +8 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daisy, Dandelion, Common Nettle +92 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Daisy, Dandelion, Common Nettle +92 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Oak Bush-cricket +156 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Oak Bush-cricket +156 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
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Wildlife to spot
53,844 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 53,844 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Peregrine · Magpie · Canada Goose · Mute Swan +22
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Noctule
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Noctule Nyctalus noctula 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 30 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Oak Bush-cricket · Hornet Hoverfly · Speckled Wood · Common Spangle Causer · Silk-button Causer +25
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025 Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025 Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic Glistening Inkcap · Giant Polypore · Hen Of The Woods
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa Greater Plantain · Himalayan Balsam · Horse-chestnut · Silverweed · Cherry Plum +30
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025 Silverweed Potentilla anserina2025 Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Hazel Corylus avellana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 53,844 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Peregrine · Magpie · Canada Goose · Mute Swan +22
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Noctule
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Noctule Nyctalus noctula 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 30 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Oak Bush-cricket · Hornet Hoverfly · Speckled Wood · Common Spangle Causer · Silk-button Causer +25
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025 Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025 Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic Glistening Inkcap · Giant Polypore · Hen Of The Woods
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa Greater Plantain · Himalayan Balsam · Horse-chestnut · Silverweed · Cherry Plum +30
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025 Silverweed Potentilla anserina2025 Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Hazel Corylus avellana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Cloeon dipterum Cloeon dipterum2025
Cloeon dipterum Cloeon dipterum2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Shining Dogwood Cutter Antispila metallella2025
Shining Dogwood Cutter Antispila metallella2025
Orthotylus (Parapachylops) caprai Orthotylus (Parapachylops) caprai2025
Orthotylus (Parapachylops) caprai Orthotylus (Parapachylops) caprai2025
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella2025
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Peacock Aglais io2025
Peacock Aglais io2025
Psallus (Psallus) anaemicus Psallus (Psallus) anaemicus2025
Psallus (Psallus) anaemicus Psallus (Psallus) anaemicus2025
Placochela nigripes Placochela nigripes2025
Placochela nigripes Placochela nigripes2025
Psallus (Psallus) helenae Psallus (Psallus) helenae2025
Psallus (Psallus) helenae Psallus (Psallus) helenae2025
Dichrooscytus gustavi Dichrooscytus gustavi2025
Dichrooscytus gustavi Dichrooscytus gustavi2025
Tropidosteptes pacificus Tropidosteptes pacificus2025
Tropidosteptes pacificus Tropidosteptes pacificus2025
Acetropis (Acetropis) gimmerthalii Acetropis (Acetropis) gimmerthalii2025
Acetropis (Acetropis) gimmerthalii Acetropis (Acetropis) gimmerthalii2025
Kent Maze-miner Phyllocnistis xenia2025
Kent Maze-miner Phyllocnistis xenia2025
Vapourer Orgyia antiqua2025
Vapourer Orgyia antiqua2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella2025
Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum2025
Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Western Balsam-poplar Populus trichocarpa2025
Western Balsam-poplar Populus trichocarpa2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2025
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2025
Garden Star-of-Bethlehem Ornithogalum umbellatum2025
Garden Star-of-Bethlehem Ornithogalum umbellatum2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2025
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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