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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome103 ha
Getting here
52.75333, -1.41497
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Wren
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Wren
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Wren, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: GROTTO AND POOL SOUTH EAST OF COLEORTON HALL
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Wren, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +108 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Heath Waxcap, Turkeytail, Ballerina +35 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hogweed, Cock's-foot, Yorkshire-fog +128 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 40 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Red WalkWalking route3.8 km▾
Named routeLength 3.8 km
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Purple WalkWalking route3.5 km▾
Named routeLength 3.5 km
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
86 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route
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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
The Tramway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef The Tramway Trail
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Countryside near Coleorton Hall
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Wildlife to spot
13,554 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,554 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Wren · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin +35
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Speckled Wood · Small White · Arboridia ribauti · Orange Ladybird · White-spot Sallow Dot +28
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Arboridia ribautiArboridia ribauti
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- White-spot Sallow DotEctoedemia intimella
- Aspen DotEctoedemia argyropeza
Heath Waxcap · Umbellifer Mildew · Fiery Milkcap · Phragmidium bulbosum · Phyllactinia fraxini +7
- Heath WaxcapGliophorus laetus2024
- Umbellifer MildewErysiphe heraclei
- Fiery MilkcapLactarius pyrogalus
- Phragmidium bulbosumPhragmidium bulbosum
- Phyllactinia fraxiniPhyllactinia fraxini
- Microbotryum parlatoreiMicrobotryum parlatorei
Cuckooflower · Winter Heliotrope · Greater Stitchwort · Minute Pouncewort · Lateral Cryphaea +5
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
- Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025
- Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2025
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2025
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,554 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Wren · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin +35
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Speckled Wood · Small White · Arboridia ribauti · Orange Ladybird · White-spot Sallow Dot +28
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Arboridia ribautiArboridia ribauti
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- White-spot Sallow DotEctoedemia intimella
- Aspen DotEctoedemia argyropeza
Heath Waxcap · Umbellifer Mildew · Fiery Milkcap · Phragmidium bulbosum · Phyllactinia fraxini +7
- Heath WaxcapGliophorus laetus2024
- Umbellifer MildewErysiphe heraclei
- Fiery MilkcapLactarius pyrogalus
- Phragmidium bulbosumPhragmidium bulbosum
- Phyllactinia fraxiniPhyllactinia fraxini
- Microbotryum parlatoreiMicrobotryum parlatorei
Cuckooflower · Winter Heliotrope · Greater Stitchwort · Minute Pouncewort · Lateral Cryphaea +5
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
- Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025
- Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2025
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2025
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Siphoninus phillyreae
Siphoninus phillyreae
Siphoninus phillyreae
Siphoninus phillyreae
Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulataMicrovelia (Microvelia) reticulataMicrovelia (Microvelia) reticulataMicrovelia (Microvelia) reticulataCommon Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glaucaCommon Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glaucaGlobular Gall CauserAndricus inflator f. agamicGlobular Gall CauserAndricus inflator f. agamicSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaFigwort WeevilCionus scrophulariaeFigwort WeevilCionus scrophulariaeLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusPeacockAglais ioPeacockAglais ioCommaPolygonia c-albumCommaPolygonia c-albumWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Dasineura crataegiDasineura crataegi2024Dasineura crataegiDasineura crataegi2024Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2024Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2024Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2024Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2024Dasineura rosaeDasineura rosae2024Dasineura rosaeDasineura rosae2024Smooth Pea GallDiplolepis eglanteriae agg.2024Smooth Pea GallDiplolepis eglanteriae agg.2024Chromatomyia primulaeChromatomyia primulae2024Chromatomyia primulaeChromatomyia primulae2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2024Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2024Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2024Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic2024Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Sarcoscypha
Sarcoscypha
Sarcoscypha
Sarcoscypha
Oily WaxcapHygrocybe quieta2024Oily WaxcapHygrocybe quieta2024Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis2024Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis2024BallerinaPorpolomopsis calyptriformis2024BallerinaPorpolomopsis calyptriformis2024Splendid WaxcapHygrocybe splendidissima2024Splendid WaxcapHygrocybe splendidissima2024Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea2024Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea20242025
2025
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2025Even ScalewortRadula complanata2025Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2025Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2025Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2025Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2025Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2025Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2025