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🐄 Farms🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Paid entry Dogs welcome 87 ha
Getting here
51.74337, -4.73053
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and House Sparrow 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. ☕ Cwtch Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and House Sparrow 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. ☕ Cwtch Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food ☕ Café🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets🐄 Farm visit
🐄 Farm visits
Very strong match
Zoo or animal collection
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, House Sparrow, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, House Sparrow, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Colby Woodland Garden Walk, Colby Walking route 3.5 km ▾
Explore secret spaces & historic features on this family walk, with wildlife along the way. Visit the Walled Garden, meadows & follow woodland paths with glimpses of the sea from the highest viewpoint. There are picnic spots & a longer trail option.
Named route Length 3.5 km Duration 00:45-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Colby Estate Forest and Field Walk, Colby Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Colby Estate Little Craig Y Borian Walk, Colby Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Colby Estate Streamside Walk, Colby Walking route 4.5 km ▾
Named route Length 4.5 km Duration 01:00=01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Landsker Borderlands Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 791 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 791 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 231 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 231 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 363 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 363 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 225 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 225 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Border Leicester sheep at Folly Farm
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Wildlife to spot
1,258 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,258 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Starling · Blackbird · Grey Heron · Blue Tit +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Magpie Pica pica2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Swift Apus apus2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Mole · Common Shrew · Harvest Mouse
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea Common Shrew Sorex araneus2023 Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2022 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2023 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 Green Shieldbug · Meadow Grasshopper · Eristalis tenax · Eupeodes corollae · Thistle Tortoise Beetle +23
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2023 Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa2023 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cleavers · Gorse · Ramsons · Common Ragwort · Bramble +9
Cleavers Galium aparine Gorse Ulex europaeus Ramsons Allium ursinum Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Bramble Rubus2025 Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025 Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,258 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Starling · Blackbird · Grey Heron · Blue Tit +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Magpie Pica pica2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Swift Apus apus2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Mole · Common Shrew · Harvest Mouse
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea Common Shrew Sorex araneus2023 Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2022 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2023 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 Green Shieldbug · Meadow Grasshopper · Eristalis tenax · Eupeodes corollae · Thistle Tortoise Beetle +23
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2023 Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa2023 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cleavers · Gorse · Ramsons · Common Ragwort · Bramble +9
Cleavers Galium aparine Gorse Ulex europaeus Ramsons Allium ursinum Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Bramble Rubus2025 Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025 Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cordulegaster boltonii2023
Cordulegaster boltonii2023
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2023
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2023
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2023
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2023
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2023
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2023
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2023
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus2023
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus2023
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2023
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2023
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2023
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly Blennocampa phyllocolpa2023
Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly Blennocampa phyllocolpa2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2023
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2023
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2023
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2023
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2023
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023 2025
2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Betony Betonica officinalis2025
Betony Betonica officinalis2025
Crocosmia Crocosmia2023
Crocosmia Crocosmia2023
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2023
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2023 