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Glen Gorse Golf Course

1 ha

📷 richard noyes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeFungiInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.58179, -1.06580

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🍄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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Crepidotus, Jelly Ear +19 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Crepidotus, Jelly Ear +19 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Lucilia, Common Yellow-face Bee +212 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Lucilia, Common Yellow-face Bee +212 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +17 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +17 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Elder, Bramble +5 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route161 m
Named routeRef 63Length 161 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route332 m
Named routeRef 63Length 332 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Public footpath to Glen Gorse golf course in winter

📷 richard noyes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Public footpath to Glen Gorse golf course in winter

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉THE BOROUGH OF OADBY AND WIGSTON (BROCKS HILL COUNTRY PARK)Nature reserve1.6 km→🌱Brocks HillUrban park1.7 km→🏞️BROCKS HILLCountry park1.8 km→🌱Knighton ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Evington ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Evington ParkUrban park4.9 km→

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