Sunny Leys - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.61125, -1.02019
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 km18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route207 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 207 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route208 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 208 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
32,010 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
32,010 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +46
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WigeonMareca penelope
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Brown Hare · Red Fox
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Peacock · 7-spot Ladybird · Mining bee · Eristalis tenax · Western Honey Bee +22
- PeacockAglais io
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Mining beeAndrena
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
- Bee Wolf
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
32,010 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +46
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WigeonMareca penelope
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Brown Hare · Red Fox
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Peacock · 7-spot Ladybird · Mining bee · Eristalis tenax · Western Honey Bee +22
- PeacockAglais io
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Mining beeAndrena
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
- Bee Wolf
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Philanthus triangulum2025
Philanthus triangulum2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2025Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2025Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2025Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Common MarbleCelypha lacunana2025Common MarbleCelypha lacunana2025Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2025Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025CommaPolygonia c-album2025CommaPolygonia c-album2025Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Brown House-mothHofmannophila pseudospretella2025Brown House-mothHofmannophila pseudospretella2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Events & activities nearby
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