Crop mark of a bowl barrow at Wigston Parva 0 ha
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52.49914, -1.31353
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Bowl barrow scheduled monument
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 🐕 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 🍄 Mushroom 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Peregrine, Hobby +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Peregrine, Hobby +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Torth Felen, Candlesnuff Fungus, Clouded Funnel +133 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Torth Felen, Candlesnuff Fungus, Clouded Funnel +133 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Large White +81 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Large White +81 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Clover, Common Sorrel, Meadow Buttercup +82 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Clover, Common Sorrel, Meadow Buttercup +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
Fungi — Wood Blewits, Shaggy Parasol, Tawny Funnel +23 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
ACW Circular Walk 13 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C13 Listed length 12 km Local walking route
Show on map ACW Circular Walk 13A (short-cut for C13) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C13A Local walking route
Show on map ACW Circular Walk 13C (an even shorter [4 mile total] short-cut route than route A, devised for use on the WWF 1-Jun-2006 event) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C13C Local walking route
Show on map Footpath V51 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref V51
Show on map Bridleway V53 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref V53
Show on map Photos Footpath to Wigston Parva
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Wildlife to spot
4,557 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,557 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Black Redstart · Swallow · Hawfinch · Robin +50
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pintail Anas acuta2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2023 Pochard Aythya ferina2022 Hobby Falco subbuteo2022 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2022 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Badger · Rabbit · Water Vole · Red Fox
Badger Meles meles2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Pool Frog
Pool Frog Pelophylax lessonae 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Corizus hyoscyami · Small Tortoiseshell · Eriothrix rufomaculata · Smooth Pea Gall · Brimstone
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2023 Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2022 Smooth Pea Gall Diplolepis eglanteriae agg.2022 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2022 🍄 Fungi 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Ganoderma · Shaggy Bracket
Ganoderma Ganoderma Shaggy Bracket Inonotus hispidus2022 Gorse · Blackthorn · Common Nettle · Elder · Ash +23
Gorse Ulex europaeus Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2024 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023 Elder Sambucus nigra2023 Ash Fraxinus excelsior2023 Alder Buckthorn Frangula alnus2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,557 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Black Redstart · Swallow · Hawfinch · Robin +50
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pintail Anas acuta2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2023 Pochard Aythya ferina2022 Hobby Falco subbuteo2022 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2022 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Badger · Rabbit · Water Vole · Red Fox
Badger Meles meles2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Pool Frog
Pool Frog Pelophylax lessonae 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Corizus hyoscyami · Small Tortoiseshell · Eriothrix rufomaculata · Smooth Pea Gall · Brimstone
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2023 Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2022 Smooth Pea Gall Diplolepis eglanteriae agg.2022 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2022 🍄 Fungi 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Ganoderma · Shaggy Bracket
Ganoderma Ganoderma Shaggy Bracket Inonotus hispidus2022 Gorse · Blackthorn · Common Nettle · Elder · Ash +23
Gorse Ulex europaeus Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2024 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023 Elder Sambucus nigra2023 Ash Fraxinus excelsior2023 Alder Buckthorn Frangula alnus2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chicory
Chicory
Cichorium intybus2023
Cichorium intybus2023
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2023
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2023
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2023
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2023
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2023
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2023
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2023
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2023
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2023
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2023
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2023
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2023
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2023
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2023
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2023
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2023
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2023
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2023
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2023
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2023
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2023
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2023
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2023
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2023
Cleavers Galium aparine2023
Cleavers Galium aparine2023
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2023
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2023
Field Maple Acer campestre2023
Field Maple Acer campestre2023
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis2023
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis2023
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2022
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2022
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2022
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2022
Dog-rose Rosa canina2022
Dog-rose Rosa canina2022
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2022
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2022
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2022
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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