Broadleaved woodland near Stanton under Bardon
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.69379, -1.30602
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 km3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route118 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Alternative RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route327 m▾
Named routeLength 327 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route52 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
10,397 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
10,397 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds22 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Pied Wagtail · Black-headed Gull +17
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Great TitParus major
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Rabbit · Badger · Red Fox · Muntjac
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Common Spangle Causer · Silk-button Causer · Harlequin Ladybird · Cherry Gall Causer · Marble Gall Causer +21
- Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
- Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Cherry Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. agamic2025
- Marble Gall CauserAndricus kollari f. agamic2025
Parmotrema perlatum · Jelly Ear · Clouded Funnel · Porpidia tuberculosa · Oak Moss +30
- Parmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatum
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae2024
- Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis
- Porpidia tuberculosaPorpidia tuberculosa
- Oak MossEvernia prunastri
- Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides
- Violet Bramble Rust
🌿Plants33 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Gorse · Holly · Pedunculate Oak · Elder · Capillary Thread-moss +28
- GorseUlex europaeus
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,397 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds22 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Pied Wagtail · Black-headed Gull +17
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Great TitParus major
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Rabbit · Badger · Red Fox · Muntjac
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Common Spangle Causer · Silk-button Causer · Harlequin Ladybird · Cherry Gall Causer · Marble Gall Causer +21
- Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
- Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Cherry Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. agamic2025
- Marble Gall CauserAndricus kollari f. agamic2025
Parmotrema perlatum · Jelly Ear · Clouded Funnel · Porpidia tuberculosa · Oak Moss +30
- Parmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatum
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae2024
- Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis
- Porpidia tuberculosaPorpidia tuberculosa
- Oak MossEvernia prunastri
- Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides
- Violet Bramble Rust
🌿Plants33 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Gorse · Holly · Pedunculate Oak · Elder · Capillary Thread-moss +28
- GorseUlex europaeus
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Peacock
Peacock
Aglais io2025
Aglais io2025
Poecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreusAgonum marginatumAgonum marginatumAgonum marginatumAgonum marginatumAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusAgonum muelleriAgonum muelleriAgonum muelleriAgonum muelleriMigrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic2025Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic2025Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2025Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Oyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamic2025Oyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamic2025Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsusOrthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsus2025Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsusOrthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsus2025Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2025Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2025Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025Purple Spring JewelEriocrania sangii2025Purple Spring JewelEriocrania sangii2025Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025TrichoceraTrichocera2025TrichoceraTrichocera2025Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2024Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2024Lygus pratensisLygus pratensis2024Lygus pratensisLygus pratensis2024Phragmidium violaceum
Phragmidium violaceum
Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatusOyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatusCladonia ramulosaCladonia ramulosaCladonia ramulosaCladonia ramulosaParmelia saxatilis s. lat.Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.Snowy DiscoLachnum virgineumSnowy DiscoLachnum virgineumVelvet ShankFlammulina velutipes var. velutipes2024Velvet ShankFlammulina velutipes var. velutipes2024Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina2024Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina2024Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus2024Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus2024Sulphur TuftHypholoma fasciculare var. fasciculare2024Sulphur TuftHypholoma fasciculare var. fasciculare2024Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius2024Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius2024Common EarthballScleroderma citrinum2024Common EarthballScleroderma citrinum2024Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea2024Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea2024Beechleaf BonnetMycena capillaris2024Beechleaf BonnetMycena capillaris2024Rusty CrustSkeletocutis amorpha2024Rusty CrustSkeletocutis amorpha2024Birch RustMelampsoridium betulinum2024Birch RustMelampsoridium betulinum2024Brithdegyll EddîogPanaeolus papilionaceus2024Brithdegyll EddîogPanaeolus papilionaceus2024DeceiverLaccaria laccata2024DeceiverLaccaria laccata2024Calycina herbarumCalycina herbarum2024Calycina herbarumCalycina herbarum2024Butter WaxcapHygrocybe ceracea2024Butter WaxcapHygrocybe ceracea2024Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum2024Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum2024Elder WhitewashXylodon sambuci2024Elder WhitewashXylodon sambuci2024Benzoin BracketIschnoderma benzoinum2024Benzoin BracketIschnoderma benzoinum2024Ochre BrittlegillRussula ochroleuca2024Ochre BrittlegillRussula ochroleuca2024Beech WoodwartHypoxylon fragiforme2024Beech WoodwartHypoxylon fragiforme2024Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureum2024Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureum2024Sulphur DiscoCalycina claroflava2024Sulphur DiscoCalycina claroflava2024Birch BesomTaphrina betulina2024Birch BesomTaphrina betulina2024Netted CrustByssomerulius corium2024Netted CrustByssomerulius corium2024Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliareCiliated FringewortPtilidium ciliareJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumGiant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianumGiant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianumFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusLilacSyringa vulgarisLilacSyringa vulgarisBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2024Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2024Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024RaspberryRubus idaeus2024RaspberryRubus idaeus2024Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024Events & activities nearby
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