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52.75850, -1.14039
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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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
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
Strong match
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
Strong match
Plants — Orange Balsam, Floating Pennywort, Hawthorn +52 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Orange Balsam, Floating Pennywort, Hawthorn +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Water Mint, Elder +11 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2 Cycling route ▾
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Named route Ref 6 Length 990 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
15,501 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,501 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Chiffchaff · Moorhen · Blackbird · Grey Heron · Mute Swan +32
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Wood Mouse +1
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Mole Talpa europaea2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 42 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Long-winged Cone-head · Field Grasshopper · Harlequin Ladybird +37
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 🍄 Fungi 23 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Oyster Mushroom · Peziza · Wood Blewits · Silver Leaf Disease · Ganoderma +18
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus Peziza Peziza Wood Blewits Lepista nuda Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum Ganoderma Ganoderma2025 Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon2025 🌿 Plants 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Bartsia · Dog-rose · Hawthorn · Elder · Hop +4
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus Dog-rose Rosa canina Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Elder Sambucus nigra Hop Humulus lupulus Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,501 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Chiffchaff · Moorhen · Blackbird · Grey Heron · Mute Swan +32
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Wood Mouse +1
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Mole Talpa europaea2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 42 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Long-winged Cone-head · Field Grasshopper · Harlequin Ladybird +37
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 🍄 Fungi 23 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Oyster Mushroom · Peziza · Wood Blewits · Silver Leaf Disease · Ganoderma +18
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus Peziza Peziza Wood Blewits Lepista nuda Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum Ganoderma Ganoderma2025 Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon2025 🌿 Plants 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Bartsia · Dog-rose · Hawthorn · Elder · Hop +4
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus Dog-rose Rosa canina Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Elder Sambucus nigra Hop Humulus lupulus Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meadow Grasshopper
Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Plagiodera versicolora Plagiodera versicolora2024
Plagiodera versicolora Plagiodera versicolora2024
Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic
Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic
Illinoia liriodendri Illinoia liriodendri
Illinoia liriodendri Illinoia liriodendri
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum
Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Common Swift Korscheltellus lupulina
Common Swift Korscheltellus lupulina
Pale Prominent Pterostoma palpina
Pale Prominent Pterostoma palpina
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Agriotes sputator Agriotes sputator
Agriotes sputator Agriotes sputator
Pterocomma rufipes Pterocomma rufipes
Pterocomma rufipes Pterocomma rufipes
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Nettle-Tap Anthophila fabriciana2024
Nettle-Tap Anthophila fabriciana2024
Yponomeuta Yponomeuta2024
Yponomeuta Yponomeuta2024
Agromyza flaviceps Agromyza flaviceps2024
Agromyza flaviceps Agromyza flaviceps2024
Dasineura urticae Dasineura urticae2024
Dasineura urticae Dasineura urticae2024
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea2024
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea2024
Blue-shot Dot Stigmella plagicolella2024
Blue-shot Dot Stigmella plagicolella2024
Rabdophaga rosaria complex Rabdophaga rosaria complex2024
Rabdophaga rosaria complex Rabdophaga rosaria complex2024
Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina2025
Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina2025
Stubble Rosegill Volvopluteus gloiocephalus2025
Stubble Rosegill Volvopluteus gloiocephalus2025
Shaggy Parasol Chlorophyllum rhacodes2025
Shaggy Parasol Chlorophyllum rhacodes2025
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes
Palamino Cup Peziza repanda2025
Palamino Cup Peziza repanda2025
Weeping Widow Lacrymaria lacrymabunda2025
Weeping Widow Lacrymaria lacrymabunda2025
Clouded Funnel Clitocybe nebularis2025
Clouded Funnel Clitocybe nebularis2025
Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans2025
Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans2025
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum2025
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum2025
Wrinkled Fieldcap Agrocybe rivulosa2024
Wrinkled Fieldcap Agrocybe rivulosa2024
Hydropisphaera peziza Hydropisphaera peziza2024
Hydropisphaera peziza Hydropisphaera peziza2024
Deceiver Laccaria laccata2024
Deceiver Laccaria laccata2024
Parasola Parasola2024
Parasola Parasola2024
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum2024
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum2024
Torth Felen Hypholoma fasciculare2024
Torth Felen Hypholoma fasciculare2024
Common Inkcap Coprinopsis atramentaria2024
Common Inkcap Coprinopsis atramentaria2024 Orange Balsam
Orange Balsam
Impatiens capensis2024
Impatiens capensis2024
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2024
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2024
Dewberry Rubus caesius2024
Dewberry Rubus caesius2024 