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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 30 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › North West Leicestershire Getting here
52.69023, -1.46845
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Common Chickweed, Hawthorn +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +138 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +138 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — False Oat-grass, Yarrow, Perennial Rye-grass +225 more · last seen 2026; Plants — False Oat-grass, Yarrow, Perennial Rye-grass +225 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Club Foot, Cladonia rangiformis · last seen 2023; Fungi — Club Foot, Cladonia rangiformis · last seen 2023
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map National Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ivanhoe Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 52 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 52 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 659 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 659 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 52 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 5 m ▾
Named route Length 5 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 2.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Family Forest Trail (Yellow) Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Family Forest Trail Round trip
Show on map Wood Farm Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Wood Farm Trail
Show on map Shell Brook Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Shell Brook Trail Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Hicks Lodge Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Church View & Wynn's Wood
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8,104 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,104 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Wren · Tufted Duck · Jackdaw +47
Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Skylark Alauda arvensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Whitethroat Curruca communis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Linnet Linaria cannabina Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Teal Anas crecca Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Gadwall Mareca strepera Little Egret Egretta garzetta Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Redwing Turdus iliacus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Goosander Mergus merganser Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Badger
🐝 Insects 44 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Bedeguar Gall · Green-veined White · Plateumaris sericea +39
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2025 Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025 Bedeguar Gall Diplolepis rosae2025 Green-veined White Pieris napi2025 Plateumaris sericea Plateumaris sericea2025 🌿 Plants 10 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Coltsfoot · Sand Spurrey · Jersey Cudweed · Celery-leaved Buttercup · Marsh Foxtail +5
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Sand Spurrey Spergularia rubra2025 Jersey Cudweed Laphangium luteoalbum2025 Celery-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus2025 Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,104 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Wren · Tufted Duck · Jackdaw +47
Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Skylark Alauda arvensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Whitethroat Curruca communis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Linnet Linaria cannabina Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Teal Anas crecca Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Gadwall Mareca strepera Little Egret Egretta garzetta Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Redwing Turdus iliacus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Goosander Mergus merganser Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Badger
🐝 Insects 44 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Bedeguar Gall · Green-veined White · Plateumaris sericea +39
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2025 Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025 Bedeguar Gall Diplolepis rosae2025 Green-veined White Pieris napi2025 Plateumaris sericea Plateumaris sericea2025 🌿 Plants 10 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Coltsfoot · Sand Spurrey · Jersey Cudweed · Celery-leaved Buttercup · Marsh Foxtail +5
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Sand Spurrey Spergularia rubra2025 Jersey Cudweed Laphangium luteoalbum2025 Celery-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus2025 Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tachina fera Tachina fera2025
Tachina fera Tachina fera2025
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus
Populicerus confusus Populicerus confusus2025
Populicerus confusus Populicerus confusus2025
Idiocerus stigmaticalis Idiocerus stigmaticalis2025
Idiocerus stigmaticalis Idiocerus stigmaticalis2025
Piesma maculatum Piesma maculatum2025
Piesma maculatum Piesma maculatum2025
Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsus Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsus2025
Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsus Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsus2025
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2025
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2025
Spike-rush Borer Monochroa lucidella2025
Spike-rush Borer Monochroa lucidella2025
Rabdophaga rosaria complex Rabdophaga rosaria complex2025
Rabdophaga rosaria complex Rabdophaga rosaria complex2025
Cryptosiphum artemisiae Cryptosiphum artemisiae2025
Cryptosiphum artemisiae Cryptosiphum artemisiae2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Ptychoptera contaminata Ptychoptera contaminata2025
Ptychoptera contaminata Ptychoptera contaminata2025
Limotettix striola Limotettix striola2025
Limotettix striola Limotettix striola2025
Fireweed Mompha Mompha raschkiella2025
Fireweed Mompha Mompha raschkiella2025
Terellia tussilaginis Terellia tussilaginis2025
Terellia tussilaginis Terellia tussilaginis2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Zygaena lonicerae2025
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Zygaena lonicerae2025
Common Footman Eilema lurideola2025
Common Footman Eilema lurideola2025
Europiella artemisiae Europiella artemisiae2025
Europiella artemisiae Europiella artemisiae2025
Liriomyza puella Liriomyza puella2025
Liriomyza puella Liriomyza puella2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2025
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2025
Oak Beauty Biston strataria2025
Oak Beauty Biston strataria2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2025
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2025
Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica2025
Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica2025
Long-horned General Stratiomys longicornis2025
Long-horned General Stratiomys longicornis2025
Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata2025
Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata2025
Wayward Sawfly Tenthredo temula2025
Wayward Sawfly Tenthredo temula2025
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2025
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Empis opaca Empis opaca2025
Empis opaca Empis opaca2025
Marsh Damselbug Nabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2024
Marsh Damselbug Nabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2024
Urophora cardui Urophora cardui2024
Urophora cardui Urophora cardui2024
Dasineura urticae Dasineura urticae2024
Dasineura urticae Dasineura urticae2024
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2024
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Diplolepis nervosa Diplolepis nervosa2024
Diplolepis nervosa Diplolepis nervosa2024
Trypeta artemisiae Trypeta artemisiae2024
Trypeta artemisiae Trypeta artemisiae2024 Common Spike-rush
Common Spike-rush
Eleocharis palustris2025
Eleocharis palustris2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2024
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2024
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2024
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2024
Field Pansy Viola arvensis2024
Field Pansy Viola arvensis2024 