Broadleaved woodland near Wigston Harcourt
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.56900, -1.09909
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Blaby Village Heritage TrailWalking route▾
66 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route57 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 57 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route17 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
34,471 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
34,471 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Goldfinch · Black-headed Gull +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Otter
Large Yellow Underwing · Setaceous Hebrew Character · Vine's Rustic · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Speckled Wood +22
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2024
- Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2024
- Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2024
- Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Yarrow · Ivy · Ash · Elder · Bramble +8
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- IvyHedera helix
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- ElderSambucus nigra
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Narrow-leaved AshFraxinus angustifolia
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
34,471 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Goldfinch · Black-headed Gull +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Otter
Large Yellow Underwing · Setaceous Hebrew Character · Vine's Rustic · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Speckled Wood +22
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2024
- Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2024
- Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2024
- Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Yarrow · Ivy · Ash · Elder · Bramble +8
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- IvyHedera helix
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- ElderSambucus nigra
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Narrow-leaved AshFraxinus angustifolia
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hornbeam
Hornbeam
Carpinus betulus
Carpinus betulus
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaEvents & activities nearby
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