Whetstone Gorse - Conifer woodland
1 ha
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.53286, -1.17834
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Bridleway V44Walking route▾
Named routeRef V44
Blaby Village Heritage TrailWalking route▾
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route625 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 625 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route283 m▾
Named routeLength 283 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route95 m▾
Named routeLength 95 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,923 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,923 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWheatear · Whinchat · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Dunnock +28
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
Rabbit · Badger · Muntjac
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐝Insects51 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Banded Demoiselle · Speckled Bush-cricket · Laburnum Leaf Miner · Pollenia · Plagiodera versicolora +46
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Laburnum Leaf MinerLeucoptera laburnella2025
- PolleniaPollenia2024
- Plagiodera versicoloraPlagiodera versicolora2024
Sarcoscypha · Crystal Brain · Glistening Inkcap · Sycamore Tarspot · Alder Tongue +1
- SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha
- Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum2024
- Alder TongueTaphrina alni2023
- Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus2022
Procumbent Yellow-sorrel · Common Nettle · Red Oak · Dandelion · Groundsel +33
- Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2024
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
- Red OakQuercus rubra2024
- DandelionTaraxacum
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,923 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWheatear · Whinchat · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Dunnock +28
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
Rabbit · Badger · Muntjac
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐝Insects51 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Banded Demoiselle · Speckled Bush-cricket · Laburnum Leaf Miner · Pollenia · Plagiodera versicolora +46
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Laburnum Leaf MinerLeucoptera laburnella2025
- PolleniaPollenia2024
- Plagiodera versicoloraPlagiodera versicolora2024
Sarcoscypha · Crystal Brain · Glistening Inkcap · Sycamore Tarspot · Alder Tongue +1
- SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha
- Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum2024
- Alder TongueTaphrina alni2023
- Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus2022
Procumbent Yellow-sorrel · Common Nettle · Red Oak · Dandelion · Groundsel +33
- Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2024
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
- Red OakQuercus rubra2024
- DandelionTaraxacum
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas