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Foxton Inclined Plane

2 ha

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Dogs welcome2 ha

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52.50013, -0.98179

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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
🌿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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· PaidToilets

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Shoveler +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Shoveler +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Bramble +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Western Honey Bee, Holly Leaf Gall Fly, Eristalis tenax +50 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Holly Leaf Gall Fly, Eristalis tenax +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Red Campion +118 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Red Campion +118 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Jelly Ear, Yellow Brain +3 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Jelly Ear, Yellow Brain +3 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Jurassic WayWalking route142 km

Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route

Leicestershire RoundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Brampton Valley WayCycling route

Named route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Route 64Cycling route

Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route860 m

Named routeRef 6Length 860 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route4.7 km

Named routeRef 6Length 4.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route217 m

Named routeRef 6Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

10,163 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,163 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Wigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Mute Swan · Glossy Ibis +32

WigeonMareca penelope2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PintailAnas acuta2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects13 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Viburnum Scale · Holly Leaf Gall Fly · Hartigiola annulipes · Ilex Leaf-miner · Knopper Gall Causer +8

Viburnum ScaleLichtensia viburni
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis
Hartigiola annulipesHartigiola annulipes2025
Ilex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniella2025
Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Small Beech DotStigmella tityrella2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025
PeacockAglais io2025
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025

🍄

Fungi1 species

winter

2026

Jelly Ear

Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae

🌿

Plants8 species

springwinter

2026

Hawthorn · Sweet Violet · Italian Lords-and-Ladies · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Blackthorn +3

HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,163 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Wigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Mute Swan · Glossy Ibis +32

WigeonMareca penelope2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PintailAnas acuta2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects13 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Viburnum Scale · Holly Leaf Gall Fly · Hartigiola annulipes · Ilex Leaf-miner · Knopper Gall Causer +8

Viburnum ScaleLichtensia viburni
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis
Hartigiola annulipesHartigiola annulipes2025
Ilex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniella2025
Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Small Beech DotStigmella tityrella2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025
PeacockAglais io2025
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025

🍄

Fungi1 species

winter

2026

Jelly Ear

Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae

🌿

Plants8 species

springwinter

2026

Hawthorn · Sweet Violet · Italian Lords-and-Ladies · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Blackthorn +3

HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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