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Hamilton Park

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 165m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 165m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

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7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Bulrush, Bramble +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Shuttle-shaped Dart, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Broad-bodied Chaser +90 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Shuttle-shaped Dart, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Broad-bodied Chaser +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bee Orchid, White Dead-nettle, Bulrush +69 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bee Orchid, White Dead-nettle, Bulrush +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

171 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route

Named routeRef 2Local cycle route

Fosse2Cycling route

Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network

Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

NCN 6 Flood Diversion RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

13,892 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,892 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

springsummer

2026

Jackdaw · Robin · Starling · Goldfinch · House Sparrow +33

JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025

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Mammals9 species

summer

2026

Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Rat · Myotis Bat species · Badger +4

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2025
BadgerMeles meles2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects63 species

summer

2025

Shuttle-shaped Dart · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Box Tree Moth · Long-winged Cone-head · Loosestrife Weevil +58

Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Loosestrife WeevilNanophyes marmoratus
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata
Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea
Small MagpieAnania hortulata
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis
Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula
Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata
Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa
Aulagromyza populiAulagromyza populi
Common BluePolyommatus icarus
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata
Privet StiltCaloptilia cuculipennella
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Blister-gall CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. sexual
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata
Oyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamic
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes
Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic
Dasineura rosaeDasineura rosae
EurygasterEurygaster
Currant Gall CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. sexual
Curved-leaf Gall CauserAndricus curvator f. sexual
Oak-apple CauserBiorhiza pallida f. sexual
Old LadyMormo maura
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana
Orange Pine TortrixLozotaeniodes formosana
Common FootmanEilema lurideola
MillerAcronicta leporina
Pine Hawk-mothSphinx pinastri
Netted TortrixAcleris forsskaleana
Riband WaveIdaea aversata
SycamoreAcronicta aceris
Grey/Dark DaggerAcronicta psi/tridens
Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata
Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
FlameAxylia putris
Mint MothPyrausta aurata
YponomeutaYponomeuta
Spotted MagpieAnania coronata
Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Common PlumeEmmelina monodactyla

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Fungi2 species

springsummer

2026

Cedar Cup · Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.

Cedar CupGeopora sumneriana
Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.2025

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Plants9 species

summer

2026

Greater Periwinkle · Dogwood · White Dead-nettle · Red Bartsia · Square-stalked St John's-wort +4

Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2025
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,892 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

springsummer

2026

Jackdaw · Robin · Starling · Goldfinch · House Sparrow +33

JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025

🦌

Mammals9 species

summer

2026

Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Rat · Myotis Bat species · Badger +4

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2025
BadgerMeles meles2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects63 species

summer

2025

Shuttle-shaped Dart · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Box Tree Moth · Long-winged Cone-head · Loosestrife Weevil +58

Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Loosestrife WeevilNanophyes marmoratus
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata
Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea
Small MagpieAnania hortulata
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis
Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula
Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata
Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa
Aulagromyza populiAulagromyza populi
Common BluePolyommatus icarus
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata
Privet StiltCaloptilia cuculipennella
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Blister-gall CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. sexual
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata
Oyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamic
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes
Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic
Dasineura rosaeDasineura rosae
EurygasterEurygaster
Currant Gall CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. sexual
Curved-leaf Gall CauserAndricus curvator f. sexual
Oak-apple CauserBiorhiza pallida f. sexual
Old LadyMormo maura
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana
Orange Pine TortrixLozotaeniodes formosana
Common FootmanEilema lurideola
MillerAcronicta leporina
Pine Hawk-mothSphinx pinastri
Netted TortrixAcleris forsskaleana
Riband WaveIdaea aversata
SycamoreAcronicta aceris
Grey/Dark DaggerAcronicta psi/tridens
Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata
Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
FlameAxylia putris
Mint MothPyrausta aurata
YponomeutaYponomeuta
Spotted MagpieAnania coronata
Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Common PlumeEmmelina monodactyla

🍄

Fungi2 species

springsummer

2026

Cedar Cup · Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.

Cedar CupGeopora sumneriana
Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.2025

🌿

Plants9 species

summer

2026

Greater Periwinkle · Dogwood · White Dead-nettle · Red Bartsia · Square-stalked St John's-wort +4

Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2025
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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