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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Leicester Getting here
52.65345, -1.17100
Open directionsv 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 🍄 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Goldfinch +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Goldfinch +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Cedar Cup, Candlesnuff Fungus, Jelly Ear +25 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Cedar Cup, Candlesnuff Fungus, Jelly Ear +25 more · last seen 2026
Varies
Plants — Hazel, Turkey Oak, Garlic Mustard +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Bluebottle, Brimstone, Red Admiral +83 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Bluebottle, Brimstone, Red Admiral +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy, Lesser Celandine, Ash +69 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy, Lesser Celandine, Ash +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map National Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 194 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Leicester 'Route 2' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map West End Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref West End Way Local cycle route
Show on map Fosse2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
Show on map Inner Ringway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Inner Ringway Local cycle route
Show on map Leicester 'Route 4' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
39,488 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 39,488 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Magpie · Robin +18
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Red Admiral · Brimstone · Cerobasis guestfalica · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Issus coleoptratus +11
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025 Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025 Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025 Cedar Cup · Yellow Brain · Candlesnuff Fungus · Jelly Ear · Chicken Of The Woods
Cedar Cup Geopora sumneriana Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon2025 Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae2025 Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2025 🌿 Plants 12 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Elm · Traveller's-joy · Hazel · Ivy · Spotted Medick +7
Elm Ulmus Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Hazel Corylus avellana Ivy Hedera helix2025 Spotted Medick Medicago arabica2025 Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 39,488 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Magpie · Robin +18
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Red Admiral · Brimstone · Cerobasis guestfalica · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Issus coleoptratus +11
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025 Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025 Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025 Cedar Cup · Yellow Brain · Candlesnuff Fungus · Jelly Ear · Chicken Of The Woods
Cedar Cup Geopora sumneriana Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon2025 Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae2025 Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2025 🌿 Plants 12 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Elm · Traveller's-joy · Hazel · Ivy · Spotted Medick +7
Elm Ulmus Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Hazel Corylus avellana Ivy Hedera helix2025 Spotted Medick Medicago arabica2025 Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Zygina flammigera
Zygina flammigera
Zygina flammigera2025
Zygina flammigera2025
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025
Lime Dot Stigmella tiliae2025
Lime Dot Stigmella tiliae2025
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi2025
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2025
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
Orthotylus (Parapachylops) caprai Orthotylus (Parapachylops) caprai2025
Orthotylus (Parapachylops) caprai Orthotylus (Parapachylops) caprai2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Michaelmas-Daisy Aster2025
Michaelmas-Daisy Aster2025
Plum Prunus domestica subsp. domestica2025
Plum Prunus domestica subsp. domestica2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Medlar Mespilus germanica2025
Medlar Mespilus germanica2025
Greater Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella major2025
Greater Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella major2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025 