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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
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52.62061, -1.17835
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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Dandelion, Bramble +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Hornet Hoverfly, Dark-edged Bee-fly +122 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Hornet Hoverfly, Dark-edged Bee-fly +122 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Glistening Inkcap, Hen Of The Woods, Giant Polypore +7 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Glistening Inkcap, Hen Of The Woods, Giant Polypore +7 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Dandelion, Bramble +121 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Dandelion, Bramble +121 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Blaby Village Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
175 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 NCN 6 Flood Diversion Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Leicester 'Route 2' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map West End Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref West End Way Local cycle route
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51,386 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 51,386 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +41
Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rock Dove Columba livia Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tristis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Oak Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Marble Gall Causer · 24-spot Ladybird +3
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Speckled Wood Glistening Inkcap · Giant Polypore
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Flowering Currant · Sweet Violet · Lesser Celandine · Common Chickweed · Cherry Plum +2
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Common Chickweed Stellaria media Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 51,386 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +41
Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rock Dove Columba livia Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tristis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Oak Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Marble Gall Causer · 24-spot Ladybird +3
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Speckled Wood Glistening Inkcap · Giant Polypore
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Flowering Currant · Sweet Violet · Lesser Celandine · Common Chickweed · Cherry Plum +2
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Common Chickweed Stellaria media Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pararge aegeria2025
Pararge aegeria2025
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025 Wellingtonia
Wellingtonia
Sequoiadendron giganteum2025
Sequoiadendron giganteum2025
