Broadleaved woodland near Kimcote
8 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
52.48705, -1.14389
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route36 m▾
Named routeRef 50Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 50Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km▾
Named routeRef 50Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route367 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 367 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→How useful was the information on this page?
id: a44ad224-9221-4b7c-94b3-1465e700b02e
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Wildlife to spot
3,987 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,987 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTawny Owl · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Starling +40
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- SwiftApus apus2021
- CurlewNumenius arquata2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumnwinter
2023▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria2021
Nut Leaf Blister Moth · Elm Leaf-miner · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Western Honey Bee +41
- Nut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryli
- Elm Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter tristrigella
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Variospora flavescens · Diploicia canescens · Sycamore Tarspot · Ambarelo'r Bwgan · Giant Puffball
- Variospora flavescensVariospora flavescens
- Diploicia canescensDiploicia canescens
- Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
- Ambarelo'r BwganMacrolepiota procera2024
- Giant PuffballCalvatia gigantea2024
🌿Plants10 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Yellow Iris · Horse-chestnut · Wall-rue · Norway Maple · Beech +5
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2022
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,987 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTawny Owl · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Starling +40
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- SwiftApus apus2021
- CurlewNumenius arquata2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumnwinter
2023▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria2021
Nut Leaf Blister Moth · Elm Leaf-miner · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Western Honey Bee +41
- Nut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryli
- Elm Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter tristrigella
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Variospora flavescens · Diploicia canescens · Sycamore Tarspot · Ambarelo'r Bwgan · Giant Puffball
- Variospora flavescensVariospora flavescens
- Diploicia canescensDiploicia canescens
- Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
- Ambarelo'r BwganMacrolepiota procera2024
- Giant PuffballCalvatia gigantea2024
🌿Plants10 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Yellow Iris · Horse-chestnut · Wall-rue · Norway Maple · Beech +5
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2022
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2022Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2022Cherry Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. agamicCherry Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. agamicSmall Beech DotStigmella tityrellaSmall Beech DotStigmella tityrellaShining Elm Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter schreberellaShining Elm Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter schreberellaHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleApple NymphCallisto denticulellaApple NymphCallisto denticulellaBeech Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter maestingellaBeech Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter maestingellaNorway Maple Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter joannisiNorway Maple Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter joannisiHawthorn ParornixParornix anglicellaHawthorn ParornixParornix anglicellaFruit-tree DotStigmella oxyacanthellaFruit-tree DotStigmella oxyacanthellaSiphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreaeRowan Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter sorbiRowan Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter sorbiGolden DotStigmella aurellaGolden DotStigmella aurellaLime DotStigmella tiliaeLime DotStigmella tiliaeHawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliellaHawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliellaHolly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicisHolly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicisBramble Blotch-minerCoptotriche margineaBramble Blotch-minerCoptotriche margineaHazel leaf-minerPhyllonorycter nicelliiHazel leaf-minerPhyllonorycter nicelliiHorse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridellaHorse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridellaBlue-shot DotStigmella plagicolellaBlue-shot DotStigmella plagicolellaShining Hawthorn DotStigmella hybnerellaShining Hawthorn DotStigmella hybnerellaCommon Thorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter oxyacanthaeCommon Thorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter oxyacanthaeApple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkellaApple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkellaBeautiful Elm DotStigmella lemniscellaBeautiful Elm DotStigmella lemniscellaZig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopodaZig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopodaDemetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillusScarlet TigerCallimorpha dominulaScarlet TigerCallimorpha dominulaPeacockAglais ioPeacockAglais ioCommon DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2023Large WhitePieris brassicae2023Dewick's PlusiaMacdunnoughia confusa2023Dewick's PlusiaMacdunnoughia confusa2023Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2023Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2023Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus202310-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202310-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2023Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2023Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2023Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2022Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2022Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2022Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2022Apple
Apple
Malus domestica
Malus domestica
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023HollyIlex aquifolium2023HollyIlex aquifolium2023Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022