Croft Glebe - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.57045, -1.26042
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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
- 🌿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
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Footpath V51Walking route▾
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Bridleway V53Walking route▾
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Bridleway V29Walking route▾
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Footpath V35Walking route▾
Named routeRef V35
Footpath U50Walking route▾
Named routeRef U50
2 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
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Wildlife to spot
40,008 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
40,008 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
winterspring
2026▾
Little Egret · Magpie · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit +19
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Badger · Mole · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac +5
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- OtterLutra lutra
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects68 species
winterspring
2026▾
Yellow-legged Mining Bee · German Wasp · Tawny Mining Bee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Forest Cuckoo Bee +63
- Yellow-legged Mining BeeAndrena flavipes
- German WaspVespula germanica
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Arum Rust · Entyloma ficariae · Lecanora stenotropa · Cladonia rangiformis · Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat. +6
- Arum RustPuccinia sessilis
- Entyloma ficariaeEntyloma ficariae
- Lecanora stenotropaLecanora stenotropa
- Cladonia rangiformisCladonia rangiformis
- Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.
- ParasolaParasola
- Peltigera hymenina
Springbeauty · Cowslip · Common Stork's-bill · Coltsfoot · Sheep's Sorrel +33
- SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
40,008 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
winterspring
2026▾
Little Egret · Magpie · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit +19
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Badger · Mole · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac +5
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- OtterLutra lutra
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects68 species
winterspring
2026▾
Yellow-legged Mining Bee · German Wasp · Tawny Mining Bee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Forest Cuckoo Bee +63
- Yellow-legged Mining BeeAndrena flavipes
- German WaspVespula germanica
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Arum Rust · Entyloma ficariae · Lecanora stenotropa · Cladonia rangiformis · Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat. +6
- Arum RustPuccinia sessilis
- Entyloma ficariaeEntyloma ficariae
- Lecanora stenotropaLecanora stenotropa
- Cladonia rangiformisCladonia rangiformis
- Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.
- ParasolaParasola
- Peltigera hymenina
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- CowslipPrimula veris
- Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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