Dunton Gorse - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.52111, -1.21292
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
- 🌿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
- 🌿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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Footpath V51Walking route▾
Named routeRef V51
Bridleway V53Walking route▾
Named routeRef V53
Bridleway V29Walking route▾
Named routeRef V29
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Bridleway V44Walking route▾
Named routeRef V44
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route625 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 625 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 50Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route367 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 367 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route173 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 173 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Terrace of cottages on Dunton Road, Broughton Astley
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Wildlife to spot
35,719 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
35,719 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Goldfinch · Stock Dove · Chaffinch · Blackbird +27
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Water Vole · Hedgehog · Weasel
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- WeaselMustela nivalis
Speckled Bush-cricket · Splayed Deerfly · Speckled Wood · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Twin-spotted Quaker +63
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Splayed DeerflyChrysops caecutiens2025
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
- Twin-spotted QuakerAnorthoa munda
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
🍄Fungi7 species
springwinter
2025▾
Lecidella elaeochroma · Common Orange Lichen · Honey Fungus · Dryad's Saddle · Periwinkle Rust +2
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Honey FungusArmillaria mellea
- Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus
- Periwinkle RustPuccinia vincae
- Protomyces macrosporusProtomyces macrosporus
Ground-elder · Hop · Black Nightshade · Garden Tickseed · Opium Poppy +13
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
- HopHumulus lupulus
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Garden TickseedCoreopsis tinctoria
- Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
35,719 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Goldfinch · Stock Dove · Chaffinch · Blackbird +27
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Water Vole · Hedgehog · Weasel
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- WeaselMustela nivalis
Speckled Bush-cricket · Splayed Deerfly · Speckled Wood · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Twin-spotted Quaker +63
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Splayed DeerflyChrysops caecutiens2025
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
- Twin-spotted QuakerAnorthoa munda
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
🍄Fungi7 species
springwinter
2025▾
Lecidella elaeochroma · Common Orange Lichen · Honey Fungus · Dryad's Saddle · Periwinkle Rust +2
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Honey FungusArmillaria mellea
- Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus
- Periwinkle RustPuccinia vincae
- Protomyces macrosporusProtomyces macrosporus
Ground-elder · Hop · Black Nightshade · Garden Tickseed · Opium Poppy +13
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
- HopHumulus lupulus
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Garden TickseedCoreopsis tinctoria
- Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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