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Edith Cole Memorial Park

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.64409, -1.04587

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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
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Shaggy Inkcap, Cedar Cup, King Alfred's Cakes +8 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Shaggy Inkcap, Cedar Cup, King Alfred's Cakes +8 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Speckled Wood +82 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Speckled Wood +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Perennial Rye-grass, Common Ragwort, Yorkshire-fog +78 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Perennial Rye-grass, Common Ragwort, Yorkshire-fog +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

62 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Edith Cole Memorial Park, Scraptoft

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Edith Cole Memorial Park, Scraptoft

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