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Great Bowden Park

4 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.48992, -0.90682

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Common Sorrel, White Dead-nettle +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecidella elaeochroma, Yellow Brain, Early Potato Blight +7 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Lecidella elaeochroma, Yellow Brain, Early Potato Blight +7 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Ribwort Plantain, Creeping Thistle +125 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Ribwort Plantain, Creeping Thistle +125 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell, Banded Demoiselle +140 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell, Banded Demoiselle +140 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Brampton Valley WayCycling route
Named route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route86 m
Named routeRef 64Length 86 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route817 m
Named routeRef 6Length 817 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Midland Main Line at Great Bowden

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Midland Main Line at Great Bowden

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🌱Little Bowden ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Welland ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Brampton Valley Way Linear ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Garden of RemembranceUrban park1.7 km→🌱Welland ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Welland ParkUrban park2.2 km→

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