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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Leicester Getting here
52.62955, -1.18121
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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 on site — 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 on site — 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
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Dandelion, Elder, Bramble +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, Western Honey Bee, Oak Bush-cricket +85 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, Western Honey Bee, Oak Bush-cricket +85 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
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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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
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Named route Ref West End Way Local cycle route
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Named route Ref Inner Ringway Local cycle route
Show on map Leicester 'Route 4' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
50,805 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 50,805 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Carrion Crow +28
Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coot Fulica atra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Oak Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Speckled Wood · Common Spangle Causer · Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic +2
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025 Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025 Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025 Glistening Inkcap · Arrhenia rickenii · Giant Polypore · Hen Of The Woods
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus Arrhenia rickenii Arrhenia rickenii Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Cherry Plum · Yarrow · Hazel · Common Sorrel · Wellingtonia +2
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Yarrow Achillea millefolium Hazel Corylus avellana Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025 Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum2025 Holly Ilex aquifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 50,805 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Carrion Crow +28
Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coot Fulica atra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Oak Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Speckled Wood · Common Spangle Causer · Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic +2
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025 Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025 Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025 Glistening Inkcap · Arrhenia rickenii · Giant Polypore · Hen Of The Woods
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus Arrhenia rickenii Arrhenia rickenii Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Cherry Plum · Yarrow · Hazel · Common Sorrel · Wellingtonia +2
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Yarrow Achillea millefolium Hazel Corylus avellana Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025 Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum2025 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 2025
2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025 