🌱 Urban park

Shenton Station

📷 Roger D Kidd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.59734, -1.41473

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Best for

3 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 3 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

Footpath U8Walking route▾

Named routeRef U8

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Cycling

11 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

About this urban park

Shenton Station is a urban park.

Wildlife to spot

23,982 records from NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

23,982 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds47 species recorded

Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Pied Wagtail

🦌

Mammals3 species recorded

Mole · Water Vole · Otter

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Insects39 species recorded

Phytomyza chaerophylli · Harlequin Ladybird · Winter Moth

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Fungi11 species recorded

Candlesnuff Fungus · Yellow Brain · Ramalina farinacea

🌿

Plants24 species recorded

Chinese Bramble · Shining Crane's-bill · Ivy

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

23,982 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds47 species recorded

Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Pied Wagtail

🦌

Mammals3 species recorded

Mole · Water Vole · Otter

🐝

Insects39 species recorded

Phytomyza chaerophylli · Harlequin Ladybird · Winter Moth

🍄

Fungi11 species recorded

Candlesnuff Fungus · Yellow Brain · Ramalina farinacea

🌿

Plants24 species recorded

Chinese Bramble · Shining Crane's-bill · Ivy

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

📷 Roger D Kidd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Meadow near Shenton Station, Leicestershire

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Photos

📷 Roger D Kidd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Meadow near Shenton Station, Leicestershire

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

🌱 Visiting this spring

🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

☕

Café

Shenton Station Tea Room · 256m

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Toilets

244m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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