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Glen Gorse Golf Course

1 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeFungiInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.57672, -1.07160

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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

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Crepidotus, King Alfred's Cakes, Crimped Gill +9 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Crepidotus, King Alfred's Cakes, Crimped Gill +9 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Lucilia, Common Yellow-face Bee +210 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Lucilia, Common Yellow-face Bee +210 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +18 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +18 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yarrow, Ivy, Ash +12 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yarrow, Ivy, Ash +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

20 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 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
Main RouteCycling route28 m
Named routeRef 63Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Mere track alongside Glen Gorse Golf Club

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Mere track alongside Glen Gorse Golf Club

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉THE BOROUGH OF OADBY AND WIGSTON (BROCKS HILL COUNTRY PARK)Nature reserve1.7 km→🌱Brocks HillUrban park1.8 km→🏞️BROCKS HILLCountry park1.9 km→🌱Knighton ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Blaby Road ParkUrban park4 km→🦉LUCAS MARSHNature reserve1.9 km→

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