Glen Gorse Golf Course 1 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Oadby and Wigston Getting here
52.58149, -1.07056
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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 £ 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
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Crepidotus, Crimped Gill +9 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Crepidotus, Crimped Gill +9 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Lucilia, Blue Mason Bee +207 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Lucilia, Blue Mason Bee +207 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +27 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hazel, Elder, Bramble +4 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 161 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 161 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 332 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 332 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
44,812 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 44,812 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Great Tit · Blue Tit +22
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Otter
🐝 Insects 36 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Bluebottle · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Wasp · Hairy Shieldbug +31
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum King Alfred's Cakes · Crepidotus · Wood Blewits · Crimped Gill · Candlesnuff Fungus +7
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica Crepidotus Crepidotus Wood Blewits Lepista nuda Crimped Gill Plicatura crispa Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa Hazel · Ivy · Ash · Elder · Bramble
Hazel Corylus avellana Ivy Hedera helix Ash Fraxinus excelsior Elder Sambucus nigra Bramble Rubus fruticosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 44,812 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Great Tit · Blue Tit +22
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Otter
🐝 Insects 36 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Bluebottle · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Wasp · Hairy Shieldbug +31
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum King Alfred's Cakes · Crepidotus · Wood Blewits · Crimped Gill · Candlesnuff Fungus +7
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica Crepidotus Crepidotus Wood Blewits Lepista nuda Crimped Gill Plicatura crispa Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa Hazel · Ivy · Ash · Elder · Bramble
Hazel Corylus avellana Ivy Hedera helix Ash Fraxinus excelsior Elder Sambucus nigra Bramble Rubus fruticosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Lucilia Lucilia2025
Lucilia Lucilia2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Pollenia Pollenia
Pollenia Pollenia
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Phaonia valida Phaonia valida2025
Phaonia valida Phaonia valida2025
Sheep-strike Greenbottle Lucilia sericata2025
Sheep-strike Greenbottle Lucilia sericata2025
Anthomyia Anthomyia2025
Anthomyia Anthomyia2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Oyster Gall Causer Neuroterus anthracinus f. agamic2025
Oyster Gall Causer Neuroterus anthracinus f. agamic2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Amblyteles armatorius Amblyteles armatorius2025
Amblyteles armatorius Amblyteles armatorius2025
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2025
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Muscina levida Muscina levida2025
Muscina levida Muscina levida2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Shaggy Scalycap Pholiota squarrosa
Shaggy Scalycap Pholiota squarrosa
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum
Beefsteak Fungus Fistulina hepatica
Beefsteak Fungus Fistulina hepatica
Woolly Woodwart Lasiosphaeria ovina
Woolly Woodwart Lasiosphaeria ovina
Botryobasidium aureum Botryobasidium aureum
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