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Brocks Hill Country Park and Environment Centre

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📷 David Hallam-Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

FamilyPlayWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.59163, -1.08945

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Jennos Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

12 activities

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Crepidotus, Jelly Ear, Cedar Cup +16 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Crepidotus, Jelly Ear, Cedar Cup +16 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Elder, Bramble, Hawthorn +4 more foraging species

Varies

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Blaby Village Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

93 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
West End WayCycling route
Named routeRef West End WayLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Brocks Hill Country Park, Oadby, Leics

📷 David Hallam-Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brocks Hill Country Park, Oadby, Leics

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️BROCKS HILLCountry park200 m→🌱Brocks HillUrban park200 m→🦉THE BOROUGH OF OADBY AND WIGSTON (BROCKS HILL COUNTRY PARK)Nature reserve300 m→🌱Knighton ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Evington ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Evington ParkUrban park3.8 km→

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