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Places › England › East Midlands › Melton Getting here
52.70622, -0.84584
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
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Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Bluebell, Hart's-Tongue +77 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Bluebell, Hart's-Tongue +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Sweet Chestnut, Walnut +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Holly Leaf Gall Fly, Ringlet, Western Honey Bee +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Holly Leaf Gall Fly, Ringlet, Western Honey Bee +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
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Fungi — Smoky Spindles, Glutinous Earthtongue, Mallow Rust +2 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Smoky Spindles, Glutinous Earthtongue, Mallow Rust +2 more · last seen 2024
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
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Jubilee Way (Leicestershire) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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Route 64 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 64 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 9.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 9.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,724 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,724 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Common Gull Larus canus Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Linnet Linaria cannabina Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Skylark Alauda arvensis Raven Corvus corax Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Goldcrest Regulus regulus 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Badger · Brown Hare · Muntjac · Roe Deer
Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Ringlet · Western Honey Bee · Small Copper · Gatekeeper · Small Skipper +5
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris Comma Polygonia c-album Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Fox-and-cubs · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Honesty · Wood Anemone · Gorse +5
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Honesty Lunaria annua Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Gorse Ulex europaeus White Dead-nettle Lamium album Upright Hedge Bedstraw Galium album subsp. erectum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,724 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Common Gull Larus canus Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Linnet Linaria cannabina Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Skylark Alauda arvensis Raven Corvus corax Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Goldcrest Regulus regulus 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Badger · Brown Hare · Muntjac · Roe Deer
Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Ringlet · Western Honey Bee · Small Copper · Gatekeeper · Small Skipper +5
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris Comma Polygonia c-album Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Fox-and-cubs · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Honesty · Wood Anemone · Gorse +5
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Honesty Lunaria annua Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Gorse Ulex europaeus White Dead-nettle Lamium album Upright Hedge Bedstraw Galium album subsp. erectum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large White Pieris brassicae
Large White Pieris brassicae
Oak-apple Causer Biorhiza pallida f. sexual
Oak-apple Causer Biorhiza pallida f. sexual
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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