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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome141 ha
Getting here
52.62413, -1.17636
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 69m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 69m away — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +40 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +40 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Oak Bush-cricket, Dark-edged Bee-fly, 24-spot Ladybird +5 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Glistening Inkcap, Giant Polypore · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
167 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
West End WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef West End WayLocal cycle route
Inner RingwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Inner RingwayLocal cycle route
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Photos
Autumn colours at Braunstone Park
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
54,805 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
54,805 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +38
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- CootFulica atra2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Oak Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 24-spot Ladybird · Speckled Wood · Common Spangle Causer +3
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
- Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
- Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic
Glistening Inkcap · Giant Polypore
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus
🌿Plants10 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Flowering Currant · Sweet Violet · Lesser Celandine · Cherry Plum · Yarrow +5
- Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- HazelCorylus avellana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
54,805 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +38
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- CootFulica atra2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Oak Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 24-spot Ladybird · Speckled Wood · Common Spangle Causer +3
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
- Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
- Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic
Glistening Inkcap · Giant Polypore
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus
🌿Plants10 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Flowering Currant · Sweet Violet · Lesser Celandine · Cherry Plum · Yarrow +5
- Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- HazelCorylus avellana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum2025WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025