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🐶Dogs🛝Family🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.69152, -1.06837
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 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
110 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
NCN 6 Flood Diversion RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route450 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 450 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
15,265 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,265 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Rock Dove · Canada Goose · Grey Heron · Jackdaw +35
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Badger · Red Fox · Mole · Common Shrew
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects63 species
summerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Box Tree Moth · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +58
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Common WainscotMythimna pallens
Jelly Ear · Common Orange Lichen · Physcia tenella · Lecidella elaeochroma · Giant Polypore
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
- Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus
Cleavers · White Dead-nettle · Greater Celandine · Blackthorn · Meadow Vetchling +18
- CleaversGalium aparine
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
- Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
- ElmUlmus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,265 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Rock Dove · Canada Goose · Grey Heron · Jackdaw +35
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Badger · Red Fox · Mole · Common Shrew
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects63 species
summerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Box Tree Moth · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +58
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Common WainscotMythimna pallens
Jelly Ear · Common Orange Lichen · Physcia tenella · Lecidella elaeochroma · Giant Polypore
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
- Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus
Cleavers · White Dead-nettle · Greater Celandine · Blackthorn · Meadow Vetchling +18
- CleaversGalium aparine
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
- Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
- ElmUlmus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Rhamphus oxyacanthae
Rhamphus oxyacanthae
Rhamphus oxyacanthae
Red AdmiralVanessa atalantaRed AdmiralVanessa atalantaCinnabarTyria jacobaeaeCinnabarTyria jacobaeaeColletesColletesColletesColletesHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaBombus lucorumBombus lucorumBombus lucorumBombus lucorumAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Small WhitePieris rapaeSmall WhitePieris rapaeBedeguar GallDiplolepis rosaeBedeguar GallDiplolepis rosaeRoyal Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter pastorellaRoyal Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter pastorellaWillow Bean-gallerEuura proximaWillow Bean-gallerEuura proximaWillow ErmineYponomeuta rorrellaWillow ErmineYponomeuta rorrellaMaple DotStigmella acerisMaple DotStigmella acerisAulagromyza heringiiAulagromyza heringiiAulagromyza heringiiAulagromyza heringiiIteomyia majorIteomyia majorIteomyia majorIteomyia majorPhytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzinaHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleRabdophaga rosaria complexRabdophaga rosaria complexRabdophaga rosaria complexRabdophaga rosaria complexSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSmall Dusty WaveIdaea seriataSmall Dusty WaveIdaea seriataOld LadyMormo mauraOld LadyMormo mauraYellow ShellCamptogramma bilineataYellow ShellCamptogramma bilineataAmphipyraAmphipyraAmphipyraAmphipyraCloeon dipterumCloeon dipterumCloeon dipterumCloeon dipterumKent Maze-minerPhyllocnistis xeniaKent Maze-minerPhyllocnistis xeniaPilophorus clavatusPilophorus clavatusPilophorus clavatusPilophorus clavatusBird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymellaBird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymellaRufous TortrixClepsis consimilanaRufous TortrixClepsis consimilanaLing PugEupithecia absinthiataLing PugEupithecia absinthiataDun-barCosmia trapezinaDun-barCosmia trapezinaDwarf Cream WaveIdaea fuscovenosaDwarf Cream WaveIdaea fuscovenosaBright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleraceaBright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleraceaRiband WaveIdaea aversataRiband WaveIdaea aversataGatekeeperPyronia tithonusGatekeeperPyronia tithonusNettle-TapAnthophila fabricianaNettle-TapAnthophila fabricianaGarden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmellaGarden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmellaCommon Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncataCommon Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusScarlet TigerCallimorpha dominulaScarlet TigerCallimorpha dominulaCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumGarden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuataGarden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuataAgriotes acuminatusAgriotes acuminatusAgriotes acuminatusAgriotes acuminatusHeraldScoliopteryx libatrixHeraldScoliopteryx libatrixAngle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosaAngle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusWinter MothOperophtera brumata2024Winter MothOperophtera brumata2024Silver YAutographa gamma2024Silver YAutographa gamma2024Tropidosteptes pacificusTropidosteptes pacificus2024Tropidosteptes pacificusTropidosteptes pacificus2024Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2024Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2024Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025TomatoSolanum lycopersicum2025TomatoSolanum lycopersicum2025Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2025Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2025Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025