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Great Central Road Play Area

1 ha

📷 Roger Templeman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.76916, -1.19316

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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
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Scarlet Waxcap, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Common Orange Lichen +30 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Scarlet Waxcap, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Common Orange Lichen +30 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Chickweed, Purple-loosestrife, Holly +78 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Chickweed, Purple-loosestrife, Holly +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Large Yellow Underwing, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +267 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Large Yellow Underwing, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +267 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hathern <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Little Moor Lanebridleway · 10 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 10 mPath type: track
Little Moor Lanebridleway · 22 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 22 mPath type: track
Little Moor Lanebridleway · 208 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 208 mPath type: track
Allsopp's Lanebridleway · 174 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 174 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Housing development at Great Central Road / Moor Lane junction

📷 Roger Templeman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Housing development at Great Central Road / Moor Lane junction

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