Friar Lane and Braunstone Baptist Church
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52.61879, -1.17490
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Mallard +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Mallard +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Green-veined White, Hornet Hoverfly +109 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Green-veined White, Hornet Hoverfly +109 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Jelly Ear, Common Orange Lichen, Glistening Inkcap +7 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Jelly Ear, Common Orange Lichen, Glistening Inkcap +7 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cherry Plum, Bramble, Lesser Celandine +85 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cherry Plum, Bramble, Lesser Celandine +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bramble, Bulrush, Hawthorn +16 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
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Wildlife to spot
67,345 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 67,345 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Dunnock · Blue Tit +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goosander Mergus merganser Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tristis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Common Gull Larus canus Coot Fulica atra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Oak Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Marble Gall Causer · 7-spot Ladybird · Peacock +3
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Peacock Aglais io 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata 🍄 Fungi 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Jelly Ear · Common Orange Lichen · Glistening Inkcap
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina2025 Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus2025 Lesser Celandine · Cherry Plum · Flowering Currant · Sweet Violet · Common Chickweed +2
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Common Chickweed Stellaria media Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2025 Viper's-bugloss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 67,345 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Dunnock · Blue Tit +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goosander Mergus merganser Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tristis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Common Gull Larus canus Coot Fulica atra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Oak Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Marble Gall Causer · 7-spot Ladybird · Peacock +3
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Peacock Aglais io 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata 🍄 Fungi 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Jelly Ear · Common Orange Lichen · Glistening Inkcap
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina2025 Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus2025 Lesser Celandine · Cherry Plum · Flowering Currant · Sweet Violet · Common Chickweed +2
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Common Chickweed Stellaria media Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2025 Viper's-bugloss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Comma Polygonia c-album
Comma Polygonia c-album
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Echium vulgare2025
Echium vulgare2025
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