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Clarke's Bush

2 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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52.61422, -1.03801

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wren, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Spear Thistle, Hawthorn, Ash +21 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Spear Thistle, Hawthorn, Ash +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Hogweed, Hazel +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Greater Bulb-Fly +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Greater Bulb-Fly +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Common Jelly Spot, Yellow Fieldcap +3 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Jelly Ear, Common Jelly Spot, Yellow Fieldcap +3 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route

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Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 63Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 63Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route207 m

Named routeRef 63Length 207 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route208 m

Named routeRef 63Length 208 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

25,262 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,262 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie +67

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BuzzardButeo buteo
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SwallowHirundo rustica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Common GullLarus canus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RavenCorvus corax
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
GoosanderMergus merganser
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
TealAnas crecca2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023

🦌

Mammals7 species

springsummer

2026

Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Brown Long-eared Bat +2

Brown HareLepus europaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
WeaselMustela nivalis2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects36 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Greater Bulb-Fly · Broad Centurion · Swollen-thighed Beetle +31

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Red AntMyrmica rubra2023
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2023
Small Black AntLasius niger2023
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2023
Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2023
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2023
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2023
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
CommaPolygonia c-album2023
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2023
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2023
Nephrotoma quadrifariaNephrotoma quadrifaria2023
Latticed HeathChiasmia clathrata2023
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2023
Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela2023
Fine Streaked BugkinMiris striatus2023
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023
Straw DotRivula sericealis2023
Ischnomera cyaneaIschnomera cyanea2023

🍄

Fungi6 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Jelly Ear · Common Jelly Spot · Yellow Fieldcap · Candlesnuff Fungus · Shaggy Inkcap +1

Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus
Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans2024
Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2024
Shaggy InkcapCoprinus comatus2024
Oak BracketPseudoinonotus dryadeus2023

🌿

Plants25 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Spear Thistle · Hawthorn · Ash · Common Vetch · Creeping Buttercup +20

Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
Common VetchVicia sativa
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
HazelCorylus
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2023
Field MapleAcer campestre2023
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2023
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,262 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie +67

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BuzzardButeo buteo
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SwallowHirundo rustica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Common GullLarus canus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RavenCorvus corax
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
GoosanderMergus merganser
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
TealAnas crecca2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023

🦌

Mammals7 species

springsummer

2026

Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Brown Long-eared Bat +2

Brown HareLepus europaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
WeaselMustela nivalis2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects36 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Greater Bulb-Fly · Broad Centurion · Swollen-thighed Beetle +31

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Red AntMyrmica rubra2023
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2023
Small Black AntLasius niger2023
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2023
Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2023
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2023
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2023
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
CommaPolygonia c-album2023
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2023
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2023
Nephrotoma quadrifariaNephrotoma quadrifaria2023
Latticed HeathChiasmia clathrata2023
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2023
Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela2023
Fine Streaked BugkinMiris striatus2023
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023
Straw DotRivula sericealis2023
Ischnomera cyaneaIschnomera cyanea2023

🍄

Fungi6 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Jelly Ear · Common Jelly Spot · Yellow Fieldcap · Candlesnuff Fungus · Shaggy Inkcap +1

Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus
Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans2024
Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2024
Shaggy InkcapCoprinus comatus2024
Oak BracketPseudoinonotus dryadeus2023

🌿

Plants25 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Spear Thistle · Hawthorn · Ash · Common Vetch · Creeping Buttercup +20

Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
Common VetchVicia sativa
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
HazelCorylus
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2023
Field MapleAcer campestre2023
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2023
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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