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Coalville Forest Advanture Park

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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
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· PaidPlayground

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11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Coot +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Coot +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Ballerina, Coesyn Melfed +12 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Ballerina, Coesyn Melfed +12 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, White Dead-nettle, Pedunculate Oak +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly +223 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly +223 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ivy, Red Clover, Common Ragwort +104 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy, Red Clover, Common Ragwort +104 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Ivanhoe WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

69 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Route 52Cycling route

Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route118 m

Named routeRef 52Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route113 m

Named routeRef 52Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route41 m

Named routeRef 52Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

21,480 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,480 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds39 species

winterautumn

2026

Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +34

MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
SiskinSpinus spinus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CootFulica atra2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

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Mammals6 species

winterautumn

2026

Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Otter · Grey Squirrel · Mole +1

Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
OtterLutra lutra
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea
BadgerMeles meles2025

🐝

Insects86 species

summer

2025

Garden Carpet · Furness Dowd · 7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Nicrophorus investigator +81

Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata
Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Nicrophorus investigatorNicrophorus investigator
PhoenixEulithis prunata
Riband WaveIdaea aversata
Small RanunculusHecatera dysodea
Little GreyEudonia lacustrata
V-pugChloroclystis v-ata
Three-spot DotStigmella trimaculella
Maple DotStigmella aceris
Beautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexula
Australian Orange-tipTachystola acroxantha
Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria
Clifden NonpareilCatocala fraxini
Chrysoperla carnea groupChrysoperla carnea group
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis
Deep-brown DartAporophyla lueneburgensis
Black RusticAporophyla nigra
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa
Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri
Tipula confusaTipula confusa
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic
Narrow-winged GreyEudonia angustea
Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua
SallowCirrhia icteritia
Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago
Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata
Chevron Grass-mothAgriphila geniculea
OegoconiaOegoconia
Opsius stactogalusOpsius stactogalus
Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata
SwallowtailPapilio machaon
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Gold SpotPlusia festucae
Copper UnderwingAmphipyra pyramidea
Straw UnderwingThalpophila matura
Maple PugEupithecia inturbata
Dusky SallowEremobia ochroleuca
Plain PugEupithecia simpliciata
Lesser Cream WaveScopula immutata
Marsh MarbleEndothenia quadrimaculana
Common LutestringOchropacha duplaris
Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata
Dusky PearlUdea prunalis
Short-cloaked MothNola cucullatella
Rufous TortrixClepsis consimilana
Dun-barCosmia trapezina
Common FootmanEilema lurideola
Satin Grass-mothCrambus perlella
Small RivuletPerizoma alchemillata
Clouded SilverLomographa temerata
Dusky BrocadeApamea remissa
Garden StrawAgapeta hamana
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria
Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata
Plain Golden YAutographa jota
Light ArchesApamea lithoxylaea
Eupithecia intricataEupithecia intricata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Foxglove PugEupithecia pulchellata
Small GreyEudonia mercurella
Green Oak TortrixTortrix viridana
Varied CoronetHadena compta
Marbled BeautyBryophila domestica
Lesser Tawny CrescentBatia lunaris
Yellow Oak TortrixAleimma loeflingiana
ColeophoraColeophora
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum
Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea
Psallus (Psallus) lepidusPsallus (Psallus) lepidus
Buff-tipPhalera bucephala
Mottled White TortrixGypsonoma sociana
UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria
Common EmeraldHemithea aestivaria

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Fungi7 species

winterautumn

2026

Coesyn Melfed · Blushing Bracket · Candlesnuff Fungus · Ballerina · Clavaria +2

Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes
Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
BallerinaPorpolomopsis calyptriformis2025
ClavariaClavaria2025
Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans2025
Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2025

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Plants19 species

summer

2026

White Dead-nettle · Ivy · Daisy · Gorse · Maidenhair Spleenwort +14

White Dead-nettleLamium album
IvyHedera helix
DaisyBellis perennis
GorseUlex europaeus
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
WeldReseda luteola2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,480 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winterautumn

2026

Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +34

MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
SiskinSpinus spinus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CootFulica atra2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterautumn

2026

Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Otter · Grey Squirrel · Mole +1

Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
OtterLutra lutra
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea
BadgerMeles meles2025

🐝

Insects86 species

summer

2025

Garden Carpet · Furness Dowd · 7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Nicrophorus investigator +81

Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata
Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Nicrophorus investigatorNicrophorus investigator
PhoenixEulithis prunata
Riband WaveIdaea aversata
Small RanunculusHecatera dysodea
Little GreyEudonia lacustrata
V-pugChloroclystis v-ata
Three-spot DotStigmella trimaculella
Maple DotStigmella aceris
Beautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexula
Australian Orange-tipTachystola acroxantha
Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria
Clifden NonpareilCatocala fraxini
Chrysoperla carnea groupChrysoperla carnea group
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis
Deep-brown DartAporophyla lueneburgensis
Black RusticAporophyla nigra
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa
Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri
Tipula confusaTipula confusa
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic
Narrow-winged GreyEudonia angustea
Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua
SallowCirrhia icteritia
Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago
Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata
Chevron Grass-mothAgriphila geniculea
OegoconiaOegoconia
Opsius stactogalusOpsius stactogalus
Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata
SwallowtailPapilio machaon
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Gold SpotPlusia festucae
Copper UnderwingAmphipyra pyramidea
Straw UnderwingThalpophila matura
Maple PugEupithecia inturbata
Dusky SallowEremobia ochroleuca
Plain PugEupithecia simpliciata
Lesser Cream WaveScopula immutata
Marsh MarbleEndothenia quadrimaculana
Common LutestringOchropacha duplaris
Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata
Dusky PearlUdea prunalis
Short-cloaked MothNola cucullatella
Rufous TortrixClepsis consimilana
Dun-barCosmia trapezina
Common FootmanEilema lurideola
Satin Grass-mothCrambus perlella
Small RivuletPerizoma alchemillata
Clouded SilverLomographa temerata
Dusky BrocadeApamea remissa
Garden StrawAgapeta hamana
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria
Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata
Plain Golden YAutographa jota
Light ArchesApamea lithoxylaea
Eupithecia intricataEupithecia intricata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Foxglove PugEupithecia pulchellata
Small GreyEudonia mercurella
Green Oak TortrixTortrix viridana
Varied CoronetHadena compta
Marbled BeautyBryophila domestica
Lesser Tawny CrescentBatia lunaris
Yellow Oak TortrixAleimma loeflingiana
ColeophoraColeophora
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum
Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea
Psallus (Psallus) lepidusPsallus (Psallus) lepidus
Buff-tipPhalera bucephala
Mottled White TortrixGypsonoma sociana
UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria
Common EmeraldHemithea aestivaria

🍄

Fungi7 species

winterautumn

2026

Coesyn Melfed · Blushing Bracket · Candlesnuff Fungus · Ballerina · Clavaria +2

Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes
Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
BallerinaPorpolomopsis calyptriformis2025
ClavariaClavaria2025
Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans2025
Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2025

🌿

Plants19 species

summer

2026

White Dead-nettle · Ivy · Daisy · Gorse · Maidenhair Spleenwort +14

White Dead-nettleLamium album
IvyHedera helix
DaisyBellis perennis
GorseUlex europaeus
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
WeldReseda luteola2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Tim Glover · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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