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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 53 ha
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52.15178, -1.16361
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon 🌿 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
🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon 🌿 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Painted Lady, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +151 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sycamore, Ground-ivy, Hogweed +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Knightley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Jurassic Way Walking route 142 km ▾
Named route Length 142 km Regional walking route
Show on map Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map Battlefields Trail Walking route 32 km ▾
Named route Length 32 km Local walking route
Show on map Canons Ashby Parkland Walk, Canons Ashby Walking route 1 km ▾
Easy circular walk with gentle inclines and some uneven ground. Dogs must be kept on a lead. Note you will have to pay admission if you wish to do this trail, see website for up to date prices.
Named route Length 1 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 343 m ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 343 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 5.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 210 m ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 210 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 3.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 7.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Canons Ashby House and Mulberry Tree
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Wildlife to spot
3,463 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,463 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Wren · Robin · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +45
Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Raven Corvus corax Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mute Swan Cygnus olor Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 7-spot Ladybird · White-tailed Bumblebee · Tachina fera · Common Carder Bee · 14-spot Ladybird +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2023 Tachina fera Tachina fera2023 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Tipula vernalis Tipula vernalis 🌿 Plants 13 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Sycamore · Common Nettle · Great Willowherb · Bush Vetch · Ground-ivy +8
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Common Nettle Urtica dioica Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,463 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Wren · Robin · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +45
Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Raven Corvus corax Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mute Swan Cygnus olor Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 7-spot Ladybird · White-tailed Bumblebee · Tachina fera · Common Carder Bee · 14-spot Ladybird +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2023 Tachina fera Tachina fera2023 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Tipula vernalis Tipula vernalis 🌿 Plants 13 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Sycamore · Common Nettle · Great Willowherb · Bush Vetch · Ground-ivy +8
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Common Nettle Urtica dioica Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata2023
Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata2023
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2023
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2023
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2023
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2023
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2023
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2023 2024
2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023
Greater Plantain Plantago major2023
Greater Plantain Plantago major2023
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2023
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2023
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2023
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2023
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2023
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2023
White Clover Trifolium repens2023
White Clover Trifolium repens2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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