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Getting here
52.77236, -1.03198
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Skylark and Kestrel
- 🍄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
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Skylark and Kestrel
- 🍄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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Skylark, Kestrel, Pheasant +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Skylark, Kestrel, Pheasant +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Razor Strop Fungus, Ramalina fastigiata, Sarcoscypha +10 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Orange-tip, Meadow Brown +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Wood Avens, Common Nettle +232 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route232 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route98 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route746 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 746 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route381 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 381 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,592 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,592 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springautumn
2026▾
Starling · Carrion Crow · Skylark · Mallard · Great Tit +28
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2026▾
Brown Hare · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Badger · Grey Squirrel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects29 species
springsummer
2025▾
Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Field Grasshopper · Common Blue · Small White +24
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
🍄Fungi12 species
springautumn
2025▾
Ramalina fastigiata · Razor Strop Fungus · Thistle Rust · Witch's Butter · Sarcoscypha +7
- Ramalina fastigiataRamalina fastigiata
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina2024
- Thistle RustPuccinia punctiformis
- Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa2024
- SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha2024
- Coral Spot
Pineappleweed · Common Spotted-orchid · Cuckooflower · Creeping Buttercup · Ragged-Robin +47
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,592 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springautumn
2026▾
Starling · Carrion Crow · Skylark · Mallard · Great Tit +28
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2026▾
Brown Hare · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Badger · Grey Squirrel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects29 species
springsummer
2025▾
Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Field Grasshopper · Common Blue · Small White +24
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
🍄Fungi12 species
springautumn
2025▾
Ramalina fastigiata · Razor Strop Fungus · Thistle Rust · Witch's Butter · Sarcoscypha +7
- Ramalina fastigiataRamalina fastigiata
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina2024
- Thistle RustPuccinia punctiformis
- Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa2024
- SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha2024
- Coral Spot
Pineappleweed · Common Spotted-orchid · Cuckooflower · Creeping Buttercup · Ragged-Robin +47
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Carder Bee
Common Carder Bee
Bombus pascuorum
Bombus pascuorum
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumPeacockAglais ioPeacockAglais ioGatekeeperPyronia tithonusGatekeeperPyronia tithonusTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataSmooth Pea GallDiplolepis eglanteriae agg.Smooth Pea GallDiplolepis eglanteriae agg.Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaUrophora carduiUrophora carduiUrophora carduiUrophora carduiCinnabarTyria jacobaeaeCinnabarTyria jacobaeae14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisJuniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatusJuniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatusRingletAphantopus hyperantusRingletAphantopus hyperantusBlood-veinTimandra comaeBlood-veinTimandra comaeSmall CopperLycaena phlaeasSmall CopperLycaena phlaeasCommaPolygonia c-albumCommaPolygonia c-albumLarge WhitePieris brassicaeLarge WhitePieris brassicaeRed AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Straw DotRivula sericealis2024Straw DotRivula sericealis2024Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2024Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2024Silver YAutographa gamma2024Silver YAutographa gamma2024Nectria cinnabarina2024
Nectria cinnabarina2024
Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens2024Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens2024Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus2024Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus2024Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma2024Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma2024TurkeytailTrametes versicolor2023TurkeytailTrametes versicolor2023Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa2023Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa2023Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2023Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria20232024
2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumGold-of-pleasureCamelina sativaGold-of-pleasureCamelina sativaBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaBetonyBetonica officinalisBetonyBetonica officinalisSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreForget-Me-NotMyosotisForget-Me-NotMyosotisWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisHeath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024BugleAjuga reptans2024BugleAjuga reptans2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2023Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2023Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2023Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2023Lapsana communis subsp. communisLapsana communis subsp. communis2023Lapsana communis subsp. communisLapsana communis subsp. communis2023Wild PlumPrunus domestica2023Wild PlumPrunus domestica2023ElmUlmus2023ElmUlmus2023Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2023Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2023Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2023Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Austrian PinePinus nigra2023Austrian PinePinus nigra2023Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2023Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2023HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023