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Places › England › East Midlands › Blaby Getting here
52.57762, -1.15183
Open directionsv 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ EkoJoe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ EkoJoe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dandelion, Daisy, Ivy +77 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dandelion, Daisy, Ivy +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +90 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Dandelion, Bramble, Common Nettle +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Blaby Village Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
The Jitty public footpath · 329 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 329 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 73 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 Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Inner Ringway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Inner Ringway Local cycle route
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
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Wildlife to spot
24,927 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,927 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · House Sparrow +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Bat · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bat Chiroptera2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 25 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Oak Bush-cricket · Apion frumentarium · Aquarius paludum · Urophora cardui +20
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025 Aquarius paludum Aquarius paludum2025 Urophora cardui Urophora cardui2025 Shaggy Bracket · Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Melanelixia glabratula · Netted Shield Lichen
Shaggy Bracket Inonotus hispidus Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.2024 Melanelixia glabratula Melanelixia glabratula2024 Netted Shield Lichen Parmelia sulcata2024 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pedunculate Oak · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Red Campion · Wall-rue
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Red Campion Silene dioica Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,927 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · House Sparrow +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Bat · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bat Chiroptera2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 25 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Oak Bush-cricket · Apion frumentarium · Aquarius paludum · Urophora cardui +20
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025 Aquarius paludum Aquarius paludum2025 Urophora cardui Urophora cardui2025 Shaggy Bracket · Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Melanelixia glabratula · Netted Shield Lichen
Shaggy Bracket Inonotus hispidus Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.2024 Melanelixia glabratula Melanelixia glabratula2024 Netted Shield Lichen Parmelia sulcata2024 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pedunculate Oak · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Red Campion · Wall-rue
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Red Campion Silene dioica Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Peacock
Peacock
Aglais io2025
Aglais io2025
Shining Alder Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter klemannella2025
Shining Alder Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter klemannella2025
Poplar Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter comparella2025
Poplar Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter comparella2025
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Oak-apple Causer Biorhiza pallida f. sexual2025
Oak-apple Causer Biorhiza pallida f. sexual2025
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Dasineura urticae Dasineura urticae2024
Dasineura urticae Dasineura urticae2024
Dasineura odoratae Dasineura odoratae2024
Dasineura odoratae Dasineura odoratae2024
European Tarnished Plant Bug Lygus rugulipennis2024
European Tarnished Plant Bug Lygus rugulipennis2024
Calodromius spilotus Calodromius spilotus2024
Calodromius spilotus Calodromius spilotus2024
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2024
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2024
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2024
Lygus pratensis Lygus pratensis2024
Lygus pratensis Lygus pratensis2024
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2024
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2024
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2024
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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