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Grimston Gorse

8 ha

WildlifeBirdsInsects

Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.79476, -0.97953

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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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Goldfinch +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Goldfinch +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Red-legged Shieldbug, Early Bumblebee +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Red-legged Shieldbug, Early Bumblebee +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Barren Brome, Hard Rush, Meadowsweet +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Barren Brome, Hard Rush, Meadowsweet +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Meadowsweet, Dandelion, White Dead-nettle +1 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

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

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

Leicestershire RoundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Fosse2Cycling route

Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route191 m

Named routeRef 48Length 191 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route232 m

Named routeRef 48Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route746 m

Named routeRef 48Length 746 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route131 m

Named routeRef 48Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route381 m

Named routeRef 48Length 381 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

66,984 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

66,984 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds28 species

winter

2025

Blackbird · Goldfinch · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Collared Dove +23

BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
Stock DoveColumba oenas
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GreenfinchChloris chloris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RavenCorvus corax
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Tawny OwlStrix aluco

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

66,984 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds28 species

winter

2025

Blackbird · Goldfinch · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Collared Dove +23

BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
Stock DoveColumba oenas
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GreenfinchChloris chloris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RavenCorvus corax
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Tawny OwlStrix aluco

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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