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Glebe Allotment Gardens

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessDogs welcome

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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

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Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Oyster Mushroom, Peziza, Wood Blewits +24 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Oyster Mushroom, Peziza, Wood Blewits +24 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Long-winged Cone-head +142 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Long-winged Cone-head +142 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Orange Balsam, Floating Pennywort, Hawthorn +52 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Orange Balsam, Floating Pennywort, Hawthorn +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Water Mint, Elder +11 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
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Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
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Route 6Cycling route
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Loughborough Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route
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Loughborough Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route990 m
Named routeRef 6Length 990 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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