Glen Gorse - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.59707, -1.05279
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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 km27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route▾
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Route 63Cycling route▾
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Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
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Main RouteCycling route161 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 161 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route332 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 332 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
24,440 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
24,440 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Magpie +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great TitParus major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RavenCorvus corax
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Weasel
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Ivy Bee · Peacock · 7-spot Ladybird · Oyster Gall Causer · Cola-nut Causer +12
- Ivy BeeColletes hederae
- PeacockAglais io
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Oyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamic
- Cola-nut CauserAndricus lignicola f. agamic
- Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
- Volucella pellucens
🍄Fungi12 species
winterautumn
2026▾
King Alfred's Cakes · Jelly Ear · Netted Shield Lichen · Wet Rot · Yellow Brain +7
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcata
- Wet RotConiophora puteana
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
🌿Plants3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hazel · Hedge Woundwort · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,440 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Magpie +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great TitParus major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RavenCorvus corax
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Weasel
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Ivy Bee · Peacock · 7-spot Ladybird · Oyster Gall Causer · Cola-nut Causer +12
- Ivy BeeColletes hederae
- PeacockAglais io
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Oyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamic
- Cola-nut CauserAndricus lignicola f. agamic
- Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
- Volucella pellucens
🍄Fungi12 species
winterautumn
2026▾
King Alfred's Cakes · Jelly Ear · Netted Shield Lichen · Wet Rot · Yellow Brain +7
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcata
- Wet RotConiophora puteana
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
🌿Plants3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hazel · Hedge Woundwort · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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