Lea Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.69452, -1.25851
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 479m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 479m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
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
41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route19 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route424 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 424 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeLength 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
29,272 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
29,272 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Dunnock · Robin +7
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Drepanosiphum platanoidis · Large Flax Flea Beetle · Asaphes vulgaris · Bradysia urticae · Megaselia pectoralis +43
- Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2025
- Large Flax Flea BeetleAphthona euphorbiae2025
- Asaphes vulgarisAsaphes vulgaris2025
- Bradysia urticaeBradysia urticae2025
- Megaselia pectoralisMegaselia pectoralis2025
- Lindbergina
Honey Fungus · Cladonia coniocraea · Cladonia pyxidata · Erythricium aurantiacum · Leafy Brain +14
- Honey FungusArmillaria mellea2025
- Cladonia coniocraeaCladonia coniocraea
- Cladonia pyxidataCladonia pyxidata
- Erythricium aurantiacumErythricium aurantiacum
- Leafy BrainPhaeotremella foliacea
- Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Bifid Crestwort · Blueish Veilwort · Hart's-Tongue +9
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
- Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Variable-leaved Crestwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
29,272 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Dunnock · Robin +7
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Drepanosiphum platanoidis · Large Flax Flea Beetle · Asaphes vulgaris · Bradysia urticae · Megaselia pectoralis +43
- Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2025
- Large Flax Flea BeetleAphthona euphorbiae2025
- Asaphes vulgarisAsaphes vulgaris2025
- Bradysia urticaeBradysia urticae2025
- Megaselia pectoralisMegaselia pectoralis2025
- Lindbergina
Honey Fungus · Cladonia coniocraea · Cladonia pyxidata · Erythricium aurantiacum · Leafy Brain +14
- Honey FungusArmillaria mellea2025
- Cladonia coniocraeaCladonia coniocraea
- Cladonia pyxidataCladonia pyxidata
- Erythricium aurantiacumErythricium aurantiacum
- Leafy BrainPhaeotremella foliacea
- Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Bifid Crestwort · Blueish Veilwort · Hart's-Tongue +9
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
- Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Variable-leaved Crestwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lindbergina2025
Lindbergina2025
Delia platuraDelia platura2025Delia platuraDelia platura2025Mesopolobus dubiusMesopolobus dubius2025Mesopolobus dubiusMesopolobus dubius2025MegaseliaMegaselia2025MegaseliaMegaselia2025Apiloscatopse scutellataApiloscatopse scutellata2025Apiloscatopse scutellataApiloscatopse scutellata2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Contarinia coryliContarinia coryliContarinia coryliContarinia coryliThaumatomyia notataThaumatomyia notata2025Thaumatomyia notataThaumatomyia notata2025Megaselia verralliMegaselia verralli2025Megaselia verralliMegaselia verralli2025Trichomalus perfectusTrichomalus perfectus2025Trichomalus perfectusTrichomalus perfectus2025Megaselia nigricepsMegaselia nigriceps2025Megaselia nigricepsMegaselia nigriceps2025Austrosciara hyalipennisAustrosciara hyalipennis2025Austrosciara hyalipennisAustrosciara hyalipennis2025Megaselia pleuralisMegaselia pleuralis2025Megaselia pleuralisMegaselia pleuralis2025Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicisHolly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicisArtichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamicArtichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamicBrimstoneGonepteryx rhamniBrimstoneGonepteryx rhamniNut Bud MothEpinotia teneranaNut Bud MothEpinotia teneranaPerilitusPerilitus2025PerilitusPerilitus2025Bradysia vagansBradysia vagans2025Bradysia vagansBradysia vagans2025ZyginaZygina2025ZyginaZygina2025PhytocorisPhytocoris2025PhytocorisPhytocoris2025BrontaeaBrontaea2025BrontaeaBrontaea2025Phaonia erransPhaonia errans2025Phaonia erransPhaonia errans2025LonchopteraLonchoptera2025LonchopteraLonchoptera2025Chalarus immanisChalarus immanis2025Chalarus immanisChalarus immanis2025TrotteriaTrotteria2025TrotteriaTrotteria2025Pseudolyciella pallidiventrisPseudolyciella pallidiventris2025Pseudolyciella pallidiventrisPseudolyciella pallidiventris2025TrichopsocusTrichopsocus2025TrichopsocusTrichopsocus2025Megaselia hibernansMegaselia hibernans2025Megaselia hibernansMegaselia hibernans2025TephrochlamysTephrochlamys2025TephrochlamysTephrochlamys2025Pneumia nubilaPneumia nubila2025Pneumia nubilaPneumia nubila2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025DolycorisDolycoris2025DolycorisDolycoris2025Charitopes claususCharitopes clausus2025Charitopes claususCharitopes clausus2025Gelis areatorGelis areator2025Gelis areatorGelis areator2025Trioza remotaTrioza remota2025Trioza remotaTrioza remota2025EpidapusEpidapus2025EpidapusEpidapus2025DinotremaDinotrema2025DinotremaDinotrema2025Bradysia brevispinaBradysia brevispina2025Bradysia brevispinaBradysia brevispina2025Delia florilegaDelia florilega2025Delia florilegaDelia florilega2025Acericerus vittifronsAcericerus vittifrons2025Acericerus vittifronsAcericerus vittifrons2025Acericerus ribautiAcericerus ribauti2025Acericerus ribautiAcericerus ribauti2025Aulagromyza heringiiAulagromyza heringii2025Aulagromyza heringiiAulagromyza heringii2025Amanita'r Gwybed
Amanita'r Gwybed
Amanita muscaria2025
Amanita muscaria2025
Rosy BonnetMycena rosea2025Rosy BonnetMycena rosea2025Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2025Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2025Trooping FunnelInfundibulicybe geotropa2025Trooping FunnelInfundibulicybe geotropa2025Shaggy ParasolChlorophyllum rhacodes2025Shaggy ParasolChlorophyllum rhacodes2025Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2025Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2025Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus2025Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus2025Common PuffballLycoperdon perlatum2025Common PuffballLycoperdon perlatum2025Tawny GrisetteAmanita fulva2025Tawny GrisetteAmanita fulva2025Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina2025Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina2025Amanita WridogAmanita rubescens2025Amanita WridogAmanita rubescens2025Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum2025Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum2025Wood BlewitsLepista nuda2025Wood BlewitsLepista nuda2025Lophocolea heterophylla
Lophocolea heterophylla
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataParsley-piertAphanes arvensisParsley-piertAphanes arvensisLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisGreat HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2025Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2025