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🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Leicester Getting here
52.63092, -1.18002
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 163m 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 163m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
Plants — Dandelion, Elder, Bramble +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, Western Honey Bee, Oak Bush-cricket +86 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, Western Honey Bee, Oak Bush-cricket +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Greater Plantain, Common Ragwort, Dandelion +79 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Greater Plantain, Common Ragwort, Dandelion +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
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Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Leicester 'Route 2' Cycling route ▾
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Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
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Show on map Leicester 'Route 4' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
51,666 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 51,666 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Dunnock · Goldfinch +28
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackbird Turdus merula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coot Fulica atra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Rosemary Beetle · Oak Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Speckled Wood · Common Spangle Causer +3
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025 Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025 Glistening Inkcap · Arrhenia rickenii · Hen Of The Woods · Giant Polypore
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus Arrhenia rickenii Arrhenia rickenii Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Cherry Plum · Yarrow · Hazel · Wellingtonia · Common Sorrel +2
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Yarrow Achillea millefolium Hazel Corylus avellana Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum2025 Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025 Holly Ilex aquifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 51,666 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Dunnock · Goldfinch +28
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackbird Turdus merula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coot Fulica atra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Rosemary Beetle · Oak Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Speckled Wood · Common Spangle Causer +3
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025 Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025 Glistening Inkcap · Arrhenia rickenii · Hen Of The Woods · Giant Polypore
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus Arrhenia rickenii Arrhenia rickenii Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Cherry Plum · Yarrow · Hazel · Wellingtonia · Common Sorrel +2
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Yarrow Achillea millefolium Hazel Corylus avellana Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum2025 Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025 Holly Ilex aquifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Knopper Gall Causer
Knopper Gall Causer
Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025 2025
2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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