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Dovecote immediately west of Shenton Hall

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WildlifeBirdsFungi

Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

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52.59905, -1.43032

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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

🌤️ 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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Ramalina farinacea, Common Orange Lichen, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. +7 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Ramalina farinacea, Common Orange Lichen, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. +7 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Chinese Bramble, Shining Crane's-bill, Hornbeam +18 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Chinese Bramble, Shining Crane's-bill, Hornbeam +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Golden Dot, Willow Emerald Damselfly +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Golden Dot, Willow Emerald Damselfly +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Footpath T54Walking route

Named routeRef T54

Footpath T53Walking route

Named routeRef T53

Footpath T50Walking route

Named routeRef T50

Leicestershire RoundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 52Cycling route

Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 52Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 52Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.6 km

Named routeRef 52Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route673 m

Named routeRef 52Length 673 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route5.2 km

Named routeRef 52Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

25,358 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,358 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Mallard +54

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RavenCorvus corax2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Badger

BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects7 species

springwinter

2025

Willow Emerald Damselfly · Phytomyza chaerophylli · Harlequin Ladybird · Shoulder-spot Dot · 7-spot Ladybird +2

Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024
Phytomyza chaerophylliPhytomyza chaerophylli
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Shoulder-spot DotStigmella basiguttella
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Holly Leaf Gall Fly

🍄

Fungi10 species

springwinter

2025

Ramalina farinacea · Candlesnuff Fungus · Yellow Brain · Amanita citrina · Parasola +5

Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea
Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
Amanita citrinaAmanita citrina
ParasolaParasola
Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma

🌿

Plants6 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Chinese Bramble · Shining Crane's-bill · Hornbeam · Curled Dock · Bulrush +1

Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Curled DockRumex crispus
BulrushTypha latifolia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,358 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Mallard +54

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RavenCorvus corax2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Badger

BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects7 species

springwinter

2025

Willow Emerald Damselfly · Phytomyza chaerophylli · Harlequin Ladybird · Shoulder-spot Dot · 7-spot Ladybird +2

Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024
Phytomyza chaerophylliPhytomyza chaerophylli
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Shoulder-spot DotStigmella basiguttella
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Holly Leaf Gall Fly

🍄

Fungi10 species

springwinter

2025

Ramalina farinacea · Candlesnuff Fungus · Yellow Brain · Amanita citrina · Parasola +5

Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea
Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
Amanita citrinaAmanita citrina
ParasolaParasola
Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma

🌿

Plants6 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Chinese Bramble · Shining Crane's-bill · Hornbeam · Curled Dock · Bulrush +1

Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Curled DockRumex crispus
BulrushTypha latifolia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Salmon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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