Greyfriars, Leicester 1 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍄 Fungi
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52.63367, -1.13662
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Monastery scheduled monument c. 1201
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Canada Goose 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Piero Snack Bar — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Canada Goose 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Piero Snack Bar — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Canada Goose, Rock Dove +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Canada Goose, Rock Dove +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Amanita'r Gwybed, Dryad's Saddle +19 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Amanita'r Gwybed, Dryad's Saddle +19 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Western Honey Bee, Hornet Hoverfly +125 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Western Honey Bee, Hornet Hoverfly +125 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Daisy, Common Nettle +136 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bramble, Daisy, Common Nettle +136 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Elder +16 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 167 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref West End Way Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref Inner Ringway Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
31,713 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,713 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Robin · Mute Swan +31
Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coot Fulica atra Rock Dove Columba livia Greylag Goose Anser anser Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Common Gull Larus canus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Rat · Noctule +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐝 Insects 36 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hornet Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Jet Ant · Western Honey Bee +31
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea 🍄 Fungi 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Bird's Nest · Glistening Inkcap · Dryad's Saddle
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus2025 Dryad's Saddle Polyporus squamosus2025 🌿 Plants 28 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Yarrow · Elm · Italian Alder · Traveller's-joy · Red Dead-nettle +23
Yarrow Achillea millefolium Elm Ulmus Italian Alder Alnus cordata2025 Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,713 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Robin · Mute Swan +31
Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coot Fulica atra Rock Dove Columba livia Greylag Goose Anser anser Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Common Gull Larus canus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Rat · Noctule +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐝 Insects 36 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hornet Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Jet Ant · Western Honey Bee +31
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea 🍄 Fungi 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Bird's Nest · Glistening Inkcap · Dryad's Saddle
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus2025 Dryad's Saddle Polyporus squamosus2025 🌿 Plants 28 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Yarrow · Elm · Italian Alder · Traveller's-joy · Red Dead-nettle +23
Yarrow Achillea millefolium Elm Ulmus Italian Alder Alnus cordata2025 Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2025
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2025
Lucilia Lucilia2025
Lucilia Lucilia2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni
Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Crypturaphis grassii Crypturaphis grassii2025
Crypturaphis grassii Crypturaphis grassii2025
Laburnum Leaf Miner Leucoptera laburnella2025
Laburnum Leaf Miner Leucoptera laburnella2025
Chromatomyia horticola/syngenesiae Chromatomyia horticola/syngenesiae2025
Chromatomyia horticola/syngenesiae Chromatomyia horticola/syngenesiae2025
Phytomyza bipunctata Phytomyza bipunctata2025
Phytomyza bipunctata Phytomyza bipunctata2025
Urophora cardui Urophora cardui2025
Urophora cardui Urophora cardui2025
Nut-tree Dot Stigmella microtheriella2025
Nut-tree Dot Stigmella microtheriella2025
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Acidia cognata Acidia cognata2025
Acidia cognata Acidia cognata2025
Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata2025
Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata2025
Common Ridge-back Epermenia chaerophyllella2025
Common Ridge-back Epermenia chaerophyllella2025
Andricus grossulariae f. agamic Andricus grossulariae f. agamic2025
Andricus grossulariae f. agamic Andricus grossulariae f. agamic2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2025
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2025
Plane Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter platani2025
Plane Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter platani2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi2025
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi2025
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella2025
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata2025
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata2025
Green-veined White Pieris napi2025
Green-veined White Pieris napi2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025 Common Chickweed
Common Chickweed
Stellaria media
Stellaria media
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare2025
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare2025
White Poplar Populus alba2025
White Poplar Populus alba2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2025
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2025
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus2025
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025
Chicory Cichorium intybus2025
Chicory Cichorium intybus2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Deadly Nightshade Atropa belladonna2025
Deadly Nightshade Atropa belladonna2025
Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta2025
Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta2025
London Plane Platanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica2025
London Plane Platanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Swamp Cypress Taxodium distichum2025
Swamp Cypress Taxodium distichum2025
Silver Lime Tilia tomentosa2025
Silver Lime Tilia tomentosa2025
Aspen Populus tremula2025
Aspen Populus tremula2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2025
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2025 