Broadleaved woodland near South Wigston
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.57646, -1.12010
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 km1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Blaby Village Heritage TrailWalking route▾
78 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
Inner RingwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Inner RingwayLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Harrison Close, South Wigston
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Wildlife to spot
31,136 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
31,136 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Great Tit · Pied Wagtail +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Bat
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects6 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Apion frumentarium · Speckled Wood · Brimstone · Xestophanes potentillae · Convolvulus Hawk-moth +1
- Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
- Xestophanes potentillaeXestophanes potentillae2024
- Convolvulus Hawk-mothAgrius convolvuli2024
Spangle Waxcap
- Spangle WaxcapHygrocybe insipida
Yarrow · Ivy · Ash · Elder · Bramble +12
- 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
31,136 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Great Tit · Pied Wagtail +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Bat
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects6 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Apion frumentarium · Speckled Wood · Brimstone · Xestophanes potentillae · Convolvulus Hawk-moth +1
- Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
- Xestophanes potentillaeXestophanes potentillae2024
- Convolvulus Hawk-mothAgrius convolvuli2024
Spangle Waxcap
- Spangle WaxcapHygrocybe insipida
Yarrow · Ivy · Ash · Elder · Bramble +12
- 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
Banded Demoiselle
Banded Demoiselle
Calopteryx splendens2024
Calopteryx splendens2024
Hornbeam
Hornbeam
Carpinus betulus
Carpinus betulus
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