Burrough Hill Country Park 1 ha
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52.69766, -0.87444
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Earthy Waxcap, Cap Cŵyr Parhaol, Toasted Waxcap +5 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Earthy Waxcap, Cap Cŵyr Parhaol, Toasted Waxcap +5 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hornet, Marbled White, Ringlet +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hornet, Marbled White, Ringlet +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadow Saxifrage, Wood Anemone, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +16 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadow Saxifrage, Wood Anemone, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee Way (Leicestershire) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 64 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Rutland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 9.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 9.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
14,614 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,614 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Dunnock +37
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Rabbit · Badger · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel +1
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hornet · Ringlet · Small Copper · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Hedgehog Gall Causer +12
Hornet Vespa crabro Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Hedgehog Gall Causer Andricus lucidus f. agamic Eurhadina loewii Eurhadina loewii Earthy Waxcap · Cap Cŵyr Parhaol
Earthy Waxcap Cuphophyllus fornicatus Cap Cŵyr Parhaol Hygrocybe acutoconica Meadow Saxifrage · Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Wood Anemone · Gorse · White Dead-nettle +4
Meadow Saxifrage Saxifraga granulata Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Gorse Ulex europaeus White Dead-nettle Lamium album Upright Hedge Bedstraw Galium album subsp. erectum Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,614 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Dunnock +37
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Rabbit · Badger · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel +1
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hornet · Ringlet · Small Copper · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Hedgehog Gall Causer +12
Hornet Vespa crabro Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Hedgehog Gall Causer Andricus lucidus f. agamic Eurhadina loewii Eurhadina loewii Earthy Waxcap · Cap Cŵyr Parhaol
Earthy Waxcap Cuphophyllus fornicatus Cap Cŵyr Parhaol Hygrocybe acutoconica Meadow Saxifrage · Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Wood Anemone · Gorse · White Dead-nettle +4
Meadow Saxifrage Saxifraga granulata Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Gorse Ulex europaeus White Dead-nettle Lamium album Upright Hedge Bedstraw Galium album subsp. erectum Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lepus europaeus2025
Lepus europaeus2025
Gatekeeper
Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus
Pyronia tithonus
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris
Comma Polygonia c-album
Comma Polygonia c-album
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Large White Pieris brassicae
Large White Pieris brassicae
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Oak-apple Causer Biorhiza pallida f. sexual
Oak-apple Causer Biorhiza pallida f. sexual
White-underwing Piercer Grapholita internana
White-underwing Piercer Grapholita internana
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea 