Glade
← Back🌳 Woodland

Brocks Hill Country Park and Environment Centre

1 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeFungiInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.58803, -1.08527

Open directionsv
Google Maps↗Driving directionsApple Maps↗Driving directionsWaze↗Live driving navigationGoogle Transit↗Bus, rail or tramApple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 281m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· PaidPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Crepidotus, Crimped Gill, Wood Blewits +10 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Crepidotus, Crimped Gill, Wood Blewits +10 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Lucilia, Common Bluebottle +212 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Lucilia, Common Bluebottle +212 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +32 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Blaby Village Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
🚴

Cycling

78 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

Wind turbine at the Brocks Hill Country Park

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wind turbine at the Brocks Hill Country Park

1 / 15

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉THE BOROUGH OF OADBY AND WIGSTON (BROCKS HILL COUNTRY PARK)Nature reserve200 m→🌱Brocks HillUrban park300 m→🏞️BROCKS HILLCountry park300 m→🌱Knighton ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Evington ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Evington ParkUrban park4.1 km→

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: 26d364ea-b314-4709-be12-768f302e9f2e