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Places › England › East Midlands › Hinckley and Bosworth Getting here
52.54719, -1.42584
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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 🌿 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 £ 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 — Greenfinch, Chiffchaff, Goldfinch +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Greenfinch, Chiffchaff, Goldfinch +89 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +64 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ash, Common Nettle, Ivy +62 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ash, Common Nettle, Ivy +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Garlic Mustard, Hawthorn +11 more foraging species
Varies
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Oak Crust, Erythricium aurantiacum +2 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Oak Crust, Erythricium aurantiacum +2 more · last seen 2026
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Centenary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CW Listed length 100 mi Regional walking route
Show on map Footpath U62 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref U62
Show on map Footpath U59 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref U59
Show on map Foothpath U65 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref U65
Show on map Bridleway U67 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref U67
Show on map 72 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 52 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 52 National Cycle Network
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 498 m ▾
Named route Ref 52 Length 498 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 59 m ▾
Named route Ref 52 Length 59 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 61 m ▾
Named route Ref 52 Length 61 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 726 m ▾
Named route Ref 524 Length 726 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 25 m ▾
Named route Length 25 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
9,925 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,925 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Goldfinch · Great Tit +40
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Stock Dove Columba oenas Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Tawny Owl Strix aluco Swallow Hirundo rustica Whitethroat Curruca communis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Coal Tit Periparus ater Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greylag Goose Anser anser Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swift Apus apus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · 7-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Common Carder Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +20
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Common Orange Lichen · Oak Crust · Erythricium aurantiacum · Oak Blackhead
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina Oak Crust Peniophora quercina Erythricium aurantiacum Erythricium aurantiacum Oak Blackhead Diatrypella quercina Raspberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,925 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Goldfinch · Great Tit +40
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Stock Dove Columba oenas Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Tawny Owl Strix aluco Swallow Hirundo rustica Whitethroat Curruca communis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Coal Tit Periparus ater Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greylag Goose Anser anser Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swift Apus apus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · 7-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Common Carder Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +20
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Common Orange Lichen · Oak Crust · Erythricium aurantiacum · Oak Blackhead
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina Oak Crust Peniophora quercina Erythricium aurantiacum Erythricium aurantiacum Oak Blackhead Diatrypella quercina Raspberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Riponnensia splendens Riponnensia splendens
Riponnensia splendens Riponnensia splendens
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Anaspis maculata Anaspis maculata
Anaspis maculata Anaspis maculata
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Eleagnus Sucker Cacopsylla fulguralis
Eleagnus Sucker Cacopsylla fulguralis
Demeijerea rufipes Demeijerea rufipes
Demeijerea rufipes Demeijerea rufipes
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Notaris acridulus Notaris acridulus2024
Notaris acridulus Notaris acridulus2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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