Gumley medieval settlement remains, rabbit warren and field systems, 600m south west of the Church of St Helen
23 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha
Getting here
52.50433, -1.00888
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Pochard
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 201m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Pochard
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 201m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Shoveler +40 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Shoveler +40 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Hartigiola annulipes, Ilex Leaf-miner, Knopper Gall Causer +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route860 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 860 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.7 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 4.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route217 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route103 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 103 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Photos
Gumley Road towards Laughton
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
18,331 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,331 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Wigeon · Pochard · Shoveler · Robin · Blue Tit +38
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Hartigiola annulipes · Ilex Leaf-miner · Knopper Gall Causer · Small Beech Dot · Hornet +6
- Hartigiola annulipesHartigiola annulipes
- Ilex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniella
- Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic
- Small Beech DotStigmella tityrella
- HornetVespa crabro
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Syrphus
Hawthorn · Blackthorn · Gorse · Water Chickweed
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Water ChickweedStellaria aquatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,331 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Wigeon · Pochard · Shoveler · Robin · Blue Tit +38
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Hartigiola annulipes · Ilex Leaf-miner · Knopper Gall Causer · Small Beech Dot · Hornet +6
- Hartigiola annulipesHartigiola annulipes
- Ilex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniella
- Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic
- Small Beech DotStigmella tityrella
- HornetVespa crabro
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Syrphus
Hawthorn · Blackthorn · Gorse · Water Chickweed
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Water ChickweedStellaria aquatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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