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Elston Fields Recreation Ground

📷 Tim Glover · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.60028, -1.13581

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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
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Puccinia lapsanae, Lecidella elaeochroma +7 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Puccinia lapsanae, Lecidella elaeochroma +7 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +283 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +283 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ivy, Purple-loosestrife, White Bryony +54 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy, Purple-loosestrife, White Bryony +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Blaby Village Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

133 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

Path through Elston Fields Recreation Ground

📷 Tim Glover · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path through Elston Fields Recreation Ground

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Knighton ParkUrban park2 km→🏞️BROCKS HILLCountry park3.5 km→🌱Brocks HillUrban park3.5 km→🦉THE BOROUGH OF OADBY AND WIGSTON (BROCKS HILL COUNTRY PARK)Nature reserve3.6 km→🌱Spinney Hill ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Spinney Hill ParkUrban park4.2 km→

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