Broadleaved woodland near Seagrave
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.75220, -1.09603
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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 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route610 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 610 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeLength 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,325 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,325 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
springautumn
2025▾
House Sparrow · Tree Sparrow · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin +21
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspring
2025▾
Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Badger +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- Brown Hare
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects6 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Small Black Ant · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Otiorhynchus armadillo · Agromyza flaviceps · December Moth +1
- Small Black AntLasius niger
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Otiorhynchus armadilloOtiorhynchus armadillo2024
- Agromyza flavicepsAgromyza flaviceps2023
- December Moth
Ramalina farinacea · Cushion Bracket · Phlyctis argena · Punctelia subrudecta s. lat. · Lecidella elaeochroma +8
- Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea
- Cushion BracketPhellinus pomaceus
- Phlyctis argenaPhlyctis argena
- Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma2023
- Punctelia jeckeriPunctelia jeckeri2023
🌿Plants47 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Daisy · White Dead-nettle · Cock's-foot · Garlic Mustard · Bramble +42
- DaisyBellis perennis
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Cut-leaved Crane's-bill
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,325 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
springautumn
2025▾
House Sparrow · Tree Sparrow · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin +21
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspring
2025▾
Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Badger +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- Brown Hare
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects6 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Small Black Ant · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Otiorhynchus armadillo · Agromyza flaviceps · December Moth +1
- Small Black AntLasius niger
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Otiorhynchus armadilloOtiorhynchus armadillo2024
- Agromyza flavicepsAgromyza flaviceps2023
- December Moth
Ramalina farinacea · Cushion Bracket · Phlyctis argena · Punctelia subrudecta s. lat. · Lecidella elaeochroma +8
- Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea
- Cushion BracketPhellinus pomaceus
- Phlyctis argenaPhlyctis argena
- Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma2023
- Punctelia jeckeriPunctelia jeckeri2023
🌿Plants47 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Daisy · White Dead-nettle · Cock's-foot · Garlic Mustard · Bramble +42
- DaisyBellis perennis
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Cut-leaved Crane's-bill
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lepus europaeus2023
Lepus europaeus2023
Poecilocampa populi2022
Poecilocampa populi2022
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2022Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2022Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella2023Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella2023Arthonia radiataArthonia radiata2023Arthonia radiataArthonia radiata2023Nettle RashLeptosphaeria acuta2023Nettle RashLeptosphaeria acuta2023Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens2023Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens2023Elder WhitewashXylodon sambuci2023Elder WhitewashXylodon sambuci2023Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.2023Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.2023Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina2023Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina2023Geranium dissectum
Geranium dissectum
BlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorbaSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorbaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataTrentepohliaTrentepohliaTrentepohliaTrentepohliaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaWild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2023Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2023Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023Common ChickweedStellaria media2023Common ChickweedStellaria media2023Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2023Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2023Field MapleAcer campestre2023Field MapleAcer campestre2023Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2022Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2022