Bleak Moor - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.72889, -1.01567
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 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route232 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route408 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 408 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route55 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 55 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route94 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 94 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
11,442 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,442 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Peregrine · Raven · Barn Owl · Hobby · Long-tailed Tit +34
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great TitParus major
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Badger · Brown Hare · Red Fox · American Mink
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- American MinkNeovison vison2024
Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Green-veined White · Gymnetron villosulum · Meigenia mutabilis · Microplontus melanostigma +29
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Gymnetron villosulumGymnetron villosulum
- Meigenia mutabilisMeigenia mutabilis
- Microplontus melanostigmaMicroplontus melanostigma
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Swollen-thighed Beetle
Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Common Orange Lichen
- Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
Himalayan Balsam · Ivy · Common Couch · Elder · White Dead-nettle +16
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- IvyHedera helix
- Common CouchElymus repens
- ElderSambucus nigra
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,442 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Peregrine · Raven · Barn Owl · Hobby · Long-tailed Tit +34
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great TitParus major
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Badger · Brown Hare · Red Fox · American Mink
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- American MinkNeovison vison2024
Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Green-veined White · Gymnetron villosulum · Meigenia mutabilis · Microplontus melanostigma +29
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Gymnetron villosulumGymnetron villosulum
- Meigenia mutabilisMeigenia mutabilis
- Microplontus melanostigmaMicroplontus melanostigma
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Swollen-thighed Beetle
Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Common Orange Lichen
- Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
Himalayan Balsam · Ivy · Common Couch · Elder · White Dead-nettle +16
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- IvyHedera helix
- Common CouchElymus repens
- ElderSambucus nigra
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oedemera nobilis
Oedemera nobilis
Pseudoneuroterus saliens f. agamicPseudoneuroterus saliens f. agamicPseudoneuroterus saliens f. agamicPseudoneuroterus saliens f. agamicOak-apple CauserBiorhiza pallida f. sexualOak-apple CauserBiorhiza pallida f. sexualMaple DotStigmella acerisMaple DotStigmella acerisIlex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniellaIlex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniellaCommon Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamicCommon Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamicBedeguar GallDiplolepis rosaeBedeguar GallDiplolepis rosaeOyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamicOyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamicGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataEupteryx atropunctataEupteryx atropunctataEupteryx atropunctataEupteryx atropunctataCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaSalicarus (Salicarus) roseriSalicarus (Salicarus) roseriSalicarus (Salicarus) roseriSalicarus (Salicarus) roseri24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataAgnocoris reclaireiAgnocoris reclaireiAgnocoris reclaireiAgnocoris reclaireiMiridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatusChromatomyia ramosaChromatomyia ramosaChromatomyia ramosaChromatomyia ramosaPlatycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatusAsteia concinnaAsteia concinnaAsteia concinnaAsteia concinnaThaumatomyia glabraThaumatomyia glabraThaumatomyia glabraThaumatomyia glabraMeadow BrownManiola jurtinaMeadow BrownManiola jurtina7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticaeSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticaeRingletAphantopus hyperantusRingletAphantopus hyperantusRed AdmiralVanessa atalantaRed AdmiralVanessa atalantaNarrow-barred FusehornArge melanochraNarrow-barred FusehornArge melanochraSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusScarlet TigerCallimorpha dominulaScarlet TigerCallimorpha dominulaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisPink Water-speedwellVeronica catenataPink Water-speedwellVeronica catenataLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaEvents & activities nearby
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