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Brickhill Plantation

7 ha

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

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52.75736, -1.27557

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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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ 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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Torth Felen, Glistening Inkcap, Hoof Fungus +33 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Torth Felen, Glistening Inkcap, Hoof Fungus +33 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Garlic Mustard +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Goldfinch +25 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Goldfinch +25 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Yponomeuta, Harlequin Ladybird, Peacock +414 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Yponomeuta, Harlequin Ladybird, Peacock +414 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Wood Avens, Bramble, Common Nettle +116 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wood Avens, Bramble, Common Nettle +116 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Leicestershire RoundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

National Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Ivanhoe WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

Hathern <> KegworthCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route

Named routeRef 2Local cycle route

Loughborough Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Loughborough Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7Local cycle route

Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

12,799 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,799 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds8 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Skylark · Goldfinch · Grey Wagtail · Grey Heron · Robin +3

SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SwiftApus apus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Badger · Wood Mouse

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects132 species

summer

2026

Mother of Pearl · Mintho rufiventris · Yponomeuta · Hornet · Hydropsyche +127

Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025
Mintho rufiventrisMintho rufiventris2025
YponomeutaYponomeuta2025
HornetVespa crabro2025
HydropsycheHydropsyche2025
PeacockAglais io
Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella2025
Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2025
Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Water VeneerAcentria ephemerella2025
Garden StrawAgapeta hamana2025
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2025
Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella2025
Straw DotRivula sericealis2025
Ling PugEupithecia absinthiata2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2025
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2025
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2025
Dark Moss-mothBryotropha affinis2025
Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2025
Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
Dotted BorderAgriopis marginaria
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025
CommaPolygonia c-album2025
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Marble Gall CauserAndricus kollari f. agamic2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Cherry Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. agamic2025
Netelia infractorNetelia infractor2025
Chequered Fruit-tree TortrixPandemis corylana2025
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Red UnderwingCatocala nupta2025
Sallow KittenFurcula furcula2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2025
Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2025
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2025
Yellow-barred BrindleAcasis viretata2025
September ThornEnnomos erosaria2025
Small RanunculusHecatera dysodea2025
NutmegAnarta trifolii2025
Streaked Ridge-backEpermenia falciformis2025
Beautiful PlumeAmblyptilia acanthadactyla2025
Lime TuftBucculatrix thoracella2025
Megacoelum infusumMegacoelum infusum2025
SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2025
Diamond-back MothPlutella xylostella2025
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
LimnophoraLimnophora2025
AgrayleaAgraylea2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Green DrakeEphemera danica2025
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025
LepidostomaLepidostoma2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Micromus variegatusMicromus variegatus2025
Common PlumeEmmelina monodactyla2025
Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Garden MomphaMompha subbistrigella2025
House Moss-mothBryotropha domestica2025
Beautiful Oak Knot-hornAcrobasis repandana2025
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2025
Maple Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter acerifoliella2025
Pine Leaf-mining MothClavigesta purdeyi2025
Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2025
Least CarpetIdaea rusticata2025
Buff FootmanEilema depressa2025
Pale-backed Detritus MothMonopis crocicapitella2025
Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2025
OegoconiaOegoconia2025
Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2025
Daisy TuftBucculatrix nigricomella2025
Long-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercana2025
Pale Straw PearlUdea lutealis2025
Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata2025
Common Marbled StrawAethes smeathmanniana2025
Tree-lichen BeautyCryphia algae2025
Lesser Wax MothAchroia grisella2025
Small China-markCataclysta lemnata2025
Tipula maximaTipula maxima2025
Large Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe quadrifasiata2025
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2025
Pine Knot-hornDioryctria abietella2025
Ribwort StiltAspilapteryx tringipennella2025
Silver YAutographa gamma2025
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2025
Rosy Knot-hornOncocera semirubella2025
White-spotted PugEupithecia tripunctaria2025
Pearl Grass-mothCatoptria pinella2025
Cloaked MinorMesoligia furuncula2025
Urophora quadrifasciataUrophora quadrifasciata2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2025
Beautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexula2025
Brown-line Bright-eyeMythimna conigera2025
Bramble Blotch-minerCoptotriche marginea2025
Marbled BeautyBryophila domestica2025
Double LobedLateroligia ophiogramma2025
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2025
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
Oak Knot-hornPhycita roborella2025
Bulrush CosmetLimnaecia phragmitella2025
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2025
Least Yellow UnderwingNoctua interjecta2025
Ichneumon xanthoriusIchneumon xanthorius2025
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2025
July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2025
Diamond-back MarbleEudemis profundana2025
Rosy TabbyEndotricha flammealis2025
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2025
Bulrush VeneerCalamotropha paludella2025
Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2025
Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2025
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2025
Garden PebbleEvergestis forficalis2025
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2025
Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2025

🍄

Fungi6 species

autumn

2025

Phragmidium fragariae · Torth Felen · Common Inkcap · Brown Rollrim · Weeping Widow +1

Phragmidium fragariaePhragmidium fragariae
Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
Common InkcapCoprinopsis atramentaria
Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus
Weeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabunda
Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Red Valerian

Red ValerianCentranthus ruber

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,799 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds8 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Skylark · Goldfinch · Grey Wagtail · Grey Heron · Robin +3

SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SwiftApus apus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Badger · Wood Mouse

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects132 species

summer

2026

Mother of Pearl · Mintho rufiventris · Yponomeuta · Hornet · Hydropsyche +127

Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025
Mintho rufiventrisMintho rufiventris2025
YponomeutaYponomeuta2025
HornetVespa crabro2025
HydropsycheHydropsyche2025
PeacockAglais io
Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella2025
Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2025
Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Water VeneerAcentria ephemerella2025
Garden StrawAgapeta hamana2025
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2025
Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella2025
Straw DotRivula sericealis2025
Ling PugEupithecia absinthiata2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2025
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2025
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2025
Dark Moss-mothBryotropha affinis2025
Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2025
Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
Dotted BorderAgriopis marginaria
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025
CommaPolygonia c-album2025
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Marble Gall CauserAndricus kollari f. agamic2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Cherry Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. agamic2025
Netelia infractorNetelia infractor2025
Chequered Fruit-tree TortrixPandemis corylana2025
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Red UnderwingCatocala nupta2025
Sallow KittenFurcula furcula2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2025
Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2025
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2025
Yellow-barred BrindleAcasis viretata2025
September ThornEnnomos erosaria2025
Small RanunculusHecatera dysodea2025
NutmegAnarta trifolii2025
Streaked Ridge-backEpermenia falciformis2025
Beautiful PlumeAmblyptilia acanthadactyla2025
Lime TuftBucculatrix thoracella2025
Megacoelum infusumMegacoelum infusum2025
SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2025
Diamond-back MothPlutella xylostella2025
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
LimnophoraLimnophora2025
AgrayleaAgraylea2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Green DrakeEphemera danica2025
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025
LepidostomaLepidostoma2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Micromus variegatusMicromus variegatus2025
Common PlumeEmmelina monodactyla2025
Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Garden MomphaMompha subbistrigella2025
House Moss-mothBryotropha domestica2025
Beautiful Oak Knot-hornAcrobasis repandana2025
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2025
Maple Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter acerifoliella2025
Pine Leaf-mining MothClavigesta purdeyi2025
Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2025
Least CarpetIdaea rusticata2025
Buff FootmanEilema depressa2025
Pale-backed Detritus MothMonopis crocicapitella2025
Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2025
OegoconiaOegoconia2025
Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2025
Daisy TuftBucculatrix nigricomella2025
Long-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercana2025
Pale Straw PearlUdea lutealis2025
Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata2025
Common Marbled StrawAethes smeathmanniana2025
Tree-lichen BeautyCryphia algae2025
Lesser Wax MothAchroia grisella2025
Small China-markCataclysta lemnata2025
Tipula maximaTipula maxima2025
Large Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe quadrifasiata2025
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2025
Pine Knot-hornDioryctria abietella2025
Ribwort StiltAspilapteryx tringipennella2025
Silver YAutographa gamma2025
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2025
Rosy Knot-hornOncocera semirubella2025
White-spotted PugEupithecia tripunctaria2025
Pearl Grass-mothCatoptria pinella2025
Cloaked MinorMesoligia furuncula2025
Urophora quadrifasciataUrophora quadrifasciata2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2025
Beautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexula2025
Brown-line Bright-eyeMythimna conigera2025
Bramble Blotch-minerCoptotriche marginea2025
Marbled BeautyBryophila domestica2025
Double LobedLateroligia ophiogramma2025
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2025
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
Oak Knot-hornPhycita roborella2025
Bulrush CosmetLimnaecia phragmitella2025
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2025
Least Yellow UnderwingNoctua interjecta2025
Ichneumon xanthoriusIchneumon xanthorius2025
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2025
July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2025
Diamond-back MarbleEudemis profundana2025
Rosy TabbyEndotricha flammealis2025
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2025
Bulrush VeneerCalamotropha paludella2025
Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2025
Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2025
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2025
Garden PebbleEvergestis forficalis2025
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2025
Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2025

🍄

Fungi6 species

autumn

2025

Phragmidium fragariae · Torth Felen · Common Inkcap · Brown Rollrim · Weeping Widow +1

Phragmidium fragariaePhragmidium fragariae
Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
Common InkcapCoprinopsis atramentaria
Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus
Weeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabunda
Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Red Valerian

Red ValerianCentranthus ruber

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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