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Places › England › East Midlands › Blaby Getting here
52.58881, -1.17126
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 242m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 242m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
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Nature reserve
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Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
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Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 6
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bridleway V44 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref V44
Show on map Blaby Village Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
101 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Leicester 'Route 3' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Leicester 'Route 2' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map West End Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref West End Way Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
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About this nature reserve Glen Parva is a 12-hectare Local Nature Reserve located in Blaby, East Midlands. Visitors can explore grassland, woodland, and wetland habitats, which support a variety of wildlife and provide opportunities for walking and picnicking.
Photos Grand Union Canal in Glen Parva, Leicester
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Wildlife to spot
45,475 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 45,475 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Dunnock · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +41
Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Common Gull Larus canus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Rabbit +1
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 27 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Migrant Hawker · Ivy Bee · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Western Honey Bee · Peacock +22
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Peacock Aglais io Eristalis tenax 🍄 Fungi 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Jelly Ear · Candlesnuff Fungus · Common Orange Lichen · Shaggy Bracket
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon2025 Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina2025 Shaggy Bracket Inonotus hispidus2025 🌿 Plants 25 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Hogweed · Elder · Glory-of-the-snow · Common Nettle +20
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Elder Sambucus nigra Glory-of-the-snow Scilla forbesii Common Nettle Urtica dioica Ivy Hedera helix Sowbread Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 45,475 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Dunnock · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +41
Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Common Gull Larus canus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Rabbit +1
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 27 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Migrant Hawker · Ivy Bee · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Western Honey Bee · Peacock +22
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Peacock Aglais io Eristalis tenax 🍄 Fungi 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Jelly Ear · Candlesnuff Fungus · Common Orange Lichen · Shaggy Bracket
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon2025 Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina2025 Shaggy Bracket Inonotus hispidus2025 🌿 Plants 25 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Hogweed · Elder · Glory-of-the-snow · Common Nettle +20
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Elder Sambucus nigra Glory-of-the-snow Scilla forbesii Common Nettle Urtica dioica Ivy Hedera helix Sowbread Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax2025
German Wasp Vespula germanica2025
German Wasp Vespula germanica2025
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2025
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2025
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2025
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic
Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Speckled Holm Oak Dot Ectoedemia heringella
Speckled Holm Oak Dot Ectoedemia heringella
Aquarius paludum Aquarius paludum2025
Aquarius paludum Aquarius paludum2025
Urophora cardui Urophora cardui2025
Urophora cardui Urophora cardui2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Dewick's Plusia Macdunnoughia confusa2025
Dewick's Plusia Macdunnoughia confusa2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Cyclamen hederifolium
Cyclamen hederifolium
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2025
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2025
Evergreen Spindle Euonymus japonicus2025
Evergreen Spindle Euonymus japonicus2025
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2025
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2025
Dog-rose Rosa canina2025
Dog-rose Rosa canina2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
White Willow Salix alba2025
White Willow Salix alba2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
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