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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Leicester Getting here
52.62451, -1.17952
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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 225m 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 225m 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 — Magpie, Canada Goose, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Canada Goose, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Dandelion, Common Nettle, Bramble +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Hornet Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +115 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Hornet Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +115 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dandelion, Daisy, Groundsel +109 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dandelion, Daisy, Groundsel +109 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
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National Forest Way Walking route ▾
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Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
52,804 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 52,804 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Peregrine +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rock Dove Columba livia Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tristis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Hornet Hoverfly · Oak Bush-cricket · Western Honey Bee · Eristalis tenax · Dark-edged Bee-fly +17
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Glistening Inkcap · Hen Of The Woods · Giant Polypore
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus 🌿 Plants 9 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Cherry Plum · Yarrow · Hazel · Wellingtonia · Common Sorrel +4
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Yarrow Achillea millefolium Hazel Corylus avellana Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum2025 Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025 Holly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 52,804 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Peregrine +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rock Dove Columba livia Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tristis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Hornet Hoverfly · Oak Bush-cricket · Western Honey Bee · Eristalis tenax · Dark-edged Bee-fly +17
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Glistening Inkcap · Hen Of The Woods · Giant Polypore
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus 🌿 Plants 9 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Cherry Plum · Yarrow · Hazel · Wellingtonia · Common Sorrel +4
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Yarrow Achillea millefolium Hazel Corylus avellana Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum2025 Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025 Holly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Knopper Gall Causer 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
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata2025
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata2025
Green-veined White Pieris napi2025
Green-veined White Pieris napi2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Orthotylus (Parapachylops) caprai Orthotylus (Parapachylops) caprai2025
Orthotylus (Parapachylops) caprai Orthotylus (Parapachylops) caprai2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025 Ilex aquifolium2025
Ilex aquifolium2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Western Balsam-poplar Populus trichocarpa2025
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