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Gwens Gorse

3 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.51264, -1.16179

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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

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Wheatear +63 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Wheatear +63 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +108 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +108 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hawthorn, Elder, Creeping Thistle +184 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Hawthorn, Elder, Creeping Thistle +184 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Elder, Common Nettle +23 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Alder Tongue, Common Orange Lichen +1 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Alder Tongue, Common Orange Lichen +1 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route625 m
Named routeRef 6Length 625 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 50Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 50Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route367 m
Named routeRef 6Length 367 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland near Ashby Magna

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland near Ashby Magna

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Petlinge medieval settlement and manorial garden remains 90m west and 160m south east of All Saints' ChurchHistoric site3 km→🌱Broughton Astley Leisure CentreUrban park4.7 km→✦Moated site with fishpond at Dunton BassettHistoric site2.2 km→🌱Gilmorton Recreation GroundUrban park3.4 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3 km→

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