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Ellis Recreation Ground

📷 Roger Templeman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.60116, -1.08670

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Café Makaan — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

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Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Crepidotus, Silver Leaf Disease, Blushing Bracket +24 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Crepidotus, Silver Leaf Disease, Blushing Bracket +24 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Lucilia, Common Wasp +287 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Lucilia, Common Wasp +287 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Magpie +32 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Magpie +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Winter Aconite, Guelder-rose, White Bryony +10 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Winter Aconite, Guelder-rose, White Bryony +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Blaby Village Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

108 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
West End WayCycling route
Named routeRef West End WayLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Historic drinking fountain outside Ellis Recreation Ground

📷 Roger Templeman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Historic drinking fountain outside Ellis Recreation Ground

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️BROCKS HILLCountry park1.1 km→🌱Brocks HillUrban park1.2 km→🦉THE BOROUGH OF OADBY AND WIGSTON (BROCKS HILL COUNTRY PARK)Nature reserve1.3 km→🌱Knighton ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Evington ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Evington ParkUrban park2.7 km→

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