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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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Common Wainscot, Setaceous Hebrew Character +395 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Common Wainscot, Setaceous Hebrew Character +395 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +43 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus · last seen 2023; Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus · last seen 2023
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Yellow Pimpernel, Japanese Knotweed, Spotted Spurge +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yellow Pimpernel, Japanese Knotweed, Spotted Spurge +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 64 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 15 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 1.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 485 m ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 485 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 166 m ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 166 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Public footpath, Church Thorns
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Wildlife to spot
8,962 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,962 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stock Dove Columba oenas Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Swallow Hirundo rustica Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Raven Corvus corax2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Skylark Alauda arvensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina House Martin Delichon urbicum Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Muntjac · Brown Hare · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Mole Talpa europaea2023 🐝 Insects 25 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eriothrix rufomaculata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Oak Tuft · Small Copper · Purple Hairstreak +20
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023 Oak Tuft Bucculatrix ulmella2022 Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Candlesnuff Fungus
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Yellow Pimpernel · Japanese Knotweed · Spotted Spurge · Many-Seeded Goosefoot · Rhododendron +1
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Spotted Spurge Euphorbia maculata Many-Seeded Goosefoot Lipandra polysperma Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Small Balsam Impatiens parviflora Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,962 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stock Dove Columba oenas Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Swallow Hirundo rustica Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Raven Corvus corax2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Skylark Alauda arvensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina House Martin Delichon urbicum Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Muntjac · Brown Hare · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Mole Talpa europaea2023 🐝 Insects 25 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eriothrix rufomaculata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Oak Tuft · Small Copper · Purple Hairstreak +20
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023 Oak Tuft Bucculatrix ulmella2022 Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Candlesnuff Fungus
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Yellow Pimpernel · Japanese Knotweed · Spotted Spurge · Many-Seeded Goosefoot · Rhododendron +1
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Spotted Spurge Euphorbia maculata Many-Seeded Goosefoot Lipandra polysperma Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Small Balsam Impatiens parviflora Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Tiger Cranefly Nephrotoma flavescens
Tiger Cranefly Nephrotoma flavescens
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Dewick's Plusia Macdunnoughia confusa2023
Dewick's Plusia Macdunnoughia confusa2023
Yellow Oak Case-bearer Coleophora flavipennella2023
Yellow Oak Case-bearer Coleophora flavipennella2023
Ophion variegatus Ophion variegatus2023
Ophion variegatus Ophion variegatus2023
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2023
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2023
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis2023
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis2023
Rhizophagus dispar Rhizophagus dispar2023
Rhizophagus dispar Rhizophagus dispar2023
Apion haematodes Apion haematodes2023
Apion haematodes Apion haematodes2023
Broken-barred Oak Dot Ectoedemia subbimaculella2022
Broken-barred Oak Dot Ectoedemia subbimaculella2022
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2022
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2022
Rhomboid Tortrix Acleris rhombana2022
Rhomboid Tortrix Acleris rhombana2022
Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana2022
Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana2022
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2022
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2022 2024
2024
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