Getting here
52.68781, -1.14273
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 222m 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
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 222m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — White Saddle, Amanita Wridog, Chicken Of The Woods +17 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — White Saddle, Amanita Wridog, Chicken Of The Woods +17 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Red Dead-nettle +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Creeping Buttercup, Yarrow +105 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Creeping Buttercup, Yarrow +105 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis form succinea, 2-spot Ladybird +155 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis form succinea, 2-spot Ladybird +155 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
National Forest WayWalking route
🚴Cycling
124 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 63Cycling route
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route
Fosse2Cycling route
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route
NCN 6 Flood Diversion RouteCycling route
Route 6Cycling route
Wildlife to spot
Photos
Approaching the A46 overbridge on the Great Central Railway
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