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Broombriggs Farm Country Park

📷 Tim Glover · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.72225, -1.22787

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Yellow Brain, Razor Strop Fungus, Violet Bramble Rust +114 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Yellow Brain, Razor Strop Fungus, Violet Bramble Rust +114 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Elder, Bramble +23 more foraging species; Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wavy Hair-Grass, Bank Haircap, Common Smoothcap +112 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wavy Hair-Grass, Bank Haircap, Common Smoothcap +112 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Field Grasshopper, Speckled Wood +151 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Field Grasshopper, Speckled Wood +151 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 7 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
Brook Lanepublic footpath · 804 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 804 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route990 m
Named routeRef 6Length 990 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path through Broombriggs Farm Country Park

📷 Tim Glover · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path through Broombriggs Farm Country Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️BEACON HILLCountry park1.2 km→🌱Beacon Hill Country ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Beacon Hill Country ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Swithland WoodUrban park2.5 km→🏞️JUBILEE WOODCountry park2.9 km→🏞️BRADGATE PARK AND SWITHLAND WOODSCountry park3.4 km→

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