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Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Harborough Getting here
52.62431, -1.02517
Open directionsv 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Peacock, Western Honey Bee +95 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Peacock, Western Honey Bee +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Elder, Hawthorn, Garlic Mustard +1 more foraging species
Varies
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Blackening Waxcap · last seen 2024; Fungi — Blackening Waxcap · last seen 2024
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Elder, Hawthorn, Garlic Mustard +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Elder, Hawthorn, Garlic Mustard +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route 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 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Leicester 'Route 4' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 207 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 207 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 208 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 208 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Footpath along the south side of Bushby
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Wildlife to spot
33,526 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 33,526 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Dunnock · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin +43
Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rock Dove Columba livia Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Red Fox
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Peacock · 7-spot Ladybird · Mining bee · Eristalis tenax · Western Honey Bee +23
Peacock Aglais io 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Mining bee Andrena Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Bee Wolf Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 33,526 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Dunnock · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin +43
Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rock Dove Columba livia Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Red Fox
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Peacock · 7-spot Ladybird · Mining bee · Eristalis tenax · Western Honey Bee +23
Peacock Aglais io 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Mining bee Andrena Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Bee Wolf Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Philanthus triangulum2025
Philanthus triangulum2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2025
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Common Marble Celypha lacunana2025
Common Marble Celypha lacunana2025
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2025
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Comma Polygonia c-album2025
Comma Polygonia c-album2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella2025
Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 