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🛝Family🧺Picnic🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.63245, -1.14149
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Bagetelle — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Bagetelle — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Amanita'r Gwybed, Torth Felen, Sycamore Tarspot +19 more · last seen 2026
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Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km165 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Inner RingwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Inner RingwayLocal cycle route
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
42,284 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
42,284 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit +43
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common GullLarus canus
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
- Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects21 species
springautumn
2026▾
Green Shieldbug · Jet Ant · Western Honey Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Brimstone +16
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Jet AntLasius fuliginosus
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
🍄Fungi2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Common Bird's Nest · Glistening Inkcap
- Common Bird's NestCrucibulum laeve
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2025
🌿Plants16 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Elm · Traveller's-joy · Yarrow · Red Dead-nettle · Groundsel +11
- ElmUlmus
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Polypodium vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
42,284 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit +43
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common GullLarus canus
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
- Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects21 species
springautumn
2026▾
Green Shieldbug · Jet Ant · Western Honey Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Brimstone +16
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Jet AntLasius fuliginosus
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
🍄Fungi2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Common Bird's Nest · Glistening Inkcap
- Common Bird's NestCrucibulum laeve
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2025
🌿Plants16 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Elm · Traveller's-joy · Yarrow · Red Dead-nettle · Groundsel +11
- ElmUlmus
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Polypodium vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Polypodium vulgare2025
Polypodium vulgare2025
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025White PoplarPopulus alba2025White PoplarPopulus alba2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025ChicoryCichorium intybus2025ChicoryCichorium intybus2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Deadly NightshadeAtropa belladonna2025Deadly NightshadeAtropa belladonna2025Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2025Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2025London PlanePlatanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica2025London PlanePlatanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025