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Diseworth Gorse

2 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiForaging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.79651, -1.35151

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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
  • 🍄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

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Wrinkled Club, Iris Rust, Clustered Brittlestem +9 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Wrinkled Club, Iris Rust, Clustered Brittlestem +9 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Dandelion, Hazel +34 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +116 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +116 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Dunnock, Fieldfare +21 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Dunnock, Fieldfare +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ivy, Hawthorn, Dandelion +270 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ivy, Hawthorn, Dandelion +270 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 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
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

68 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
East Midlands AirportCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A42 road bridge near Diseworth

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A42 road bridge near Diseworth

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