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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging
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52.66802, -1.48381
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▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Skylark 🌿 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
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Skylark 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Yellowhammer, Skylark, Chaffinch +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Yellowhammer, Skylark, Chaffinch +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Bramble, Hogweed +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Banded Demoiselle +135 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Banded Demoiselle +135 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rosa canina, Meadowsweet, Bramble +120 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Rosa canina, Meadowsweet, Bramble +120 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Meadowsweet Rust, Iris Rust, Puccinia hysterium +1 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Meadowsweet Rust, Iris Rust, Puccinia hysterium +1 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map National Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ivanhoe Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 52 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 52 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 659 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 659 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 52 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 2.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pooley Country Park mountain bike route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Photos Ashby Canal and towpath at Eight Acre Covert
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Wildlife to spot
4,837 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,837 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Whitethroat · Chiffchaff +37
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Whitethroat Curruca communis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Linnet Linaria cannabina Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Otter
🐝 Insects 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Western Honey Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Mining bee · Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +35
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Mining bee Andrena2024 Bumblebee Bombus2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Meadowsweet Rust
Meadowsweet Rust Triphragmium ulmariae Orange Balsam · Common Fleabane · Water Mint · Wild Angelica · Meadowsweet +4
Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Water Mint Mentha aquatica2023 Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2023 Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2023 Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,837 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Whitethroat · Chiffchaff +37
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Whitethroat Curruca communis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Linnet Linaria cannabina Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Otter
🐝 Insects 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Western Honey Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Mining bee · Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +35
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Mining bee Andrena2024 Bumblebee Bombus2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Meadowsweet Rust
Meadowsweet Rust Triphragmium ulmariae Orange Balsam · Common Fleabane · Water Mint · Wild Angelica · Meadowsweet +4
Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Water Mint Mentha aquatica2023 Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2023 Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2023 Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange-tailed Mining Bee
Orange-tailed Mining Bee
Andrena haemorrhoa2024
Andrena haemorrhoa2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Plateumaris sericea Plateumaris sericea
Plateumaris sericea Plateumaris sericea
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Caecilius fuscopterus Caecilius fuscopterus
Caecilius fuscopterus Caecilius fuscopterus
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2024
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2024
Lasioglossum Lasioglossum2024
Lasioglossum Lasioglossum2024
Gooden's Nomad Bee Nomada goodeniana2024
Gooden's Nomad Bee Nomada goodeniana2024
Nomada Nomada2024
Nomada Nomada2024
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica2024
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica2024
Flavous Nomad Bee Nomada flava2024
Flavous Nomad Bee Nomada flava2024
Bronze Furrow Bee Halictus tumulorum2024
Bronze Furrow Bee Halictus tumulorum2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023
Yellow-legged Furrow Bee Halictus rubicundus2023
Yellow-legged Furrow Bee Halictus rubicundus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2023
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2023
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2023
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2023
Cymus glandicolor Cymus glandicolor2023
Cymus glandicolor Cymus glandicolor2023
Pediopsis tiliae Pediopsis tiliae2023
Pediopsis tiliae Pediopsis tiliae2023
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2023
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2023
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2023
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2023
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea2023
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea2023
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2023
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2023
Jaapiella veronicae Jaapiella veronicae2023
Jaapiella veronicae Jaapiella veronicae2023
Cerodontha iraeos Cerodontha iraeos2023
Cerodontha iraeos Cerodontha iraeos2023
Chilacis typhae Chilacis typhae2023
Chilacis typhae Chilacis typhae2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Amauromyza flavifrons Amauromyza flavifrons2023
Amauromyza flavifrons Amauromyza flavifrons2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2023
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2023
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides2023
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides2023
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2023
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2023 