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Cream Gorse

5 ha

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.72398, -0.95579

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Jackdaw +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Jackdaw +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Elder +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Lecidella elaeochroma, Giant Puffball +8 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Lecidella elaeochroma, Giant Puffball +8 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ash, Hawthorn, Blackthorn +206 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Ash, Hawthorn, Blackthorn +206 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner, Red Admiral, Chromatomyia aprilina +17 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner, Red Admiral, Chromatomyia aprilina +17 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route232 m
Named routeRef 48Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route381 m
Named routeRef 48Length 381 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route127 m
Named routeRef 48Length 127 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route49 m
Named routeRef 48Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance to Cream Gorse Farm

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to Cream Gorse Farm

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🌱Kirby Fields ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.6 km→🌱Kirby Fields ParkUrban park4.8 km→⛪St Luke's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→🐄March House FarmVisitor farm3.3 km→

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