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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Leicester Getting here
52.66189, -1.07213
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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 🛝 Playground 269m 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 269m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Bramble, Bulrush +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Cow Parsley, Bee Orchid +71 more · last seen 2026; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Cow Parsley, Bee Orchid +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 171 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
13,653 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,653 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Moorhen · Mallard · Coot · Mute Swan · Cormorant +38
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Whitethroat Curruca communis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Dunnock Prunella modularis Skylark Alauda arvensis Swift Apus apus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Common Gull Larus canus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 🦌 Mammals 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Hedgehog · Muntjac +6
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2024 Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head · Loosestrife Weevil · Aulagromyza populi · Cream-spot Ladybird +20
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Loosestrife Weevil Nanophyes marmoratus Aulagromyza populi Aulagromyza populi Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata 🍄 Fungi 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Cedar Cup · Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.
Cedar Cup Geopora sumneriana Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.2025 🌿 Plants 19 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Bartsia · Greater Periwinkle · Dogwood · White Dead-nettle · Square-stalked St John's-wort +14
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025 Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Dogwood Cornus sanguinea White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025 Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum2025 Hoary Ragwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,653 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Moorhen · Mallard · Coot · Mute Swan · Cormorant +38
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Whitethroat Curruca communis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Dunnock Prunella modularis Skylark Alauda arvensis Swift Apus apus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Common Gull Larus canus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 🦌 Mammals 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Hedgehog · Muntjac +6
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2024 Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head · Loosestrife Weevil · Aulagromyza populi · Cream-spot Ladybird +20
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Loosestrife Weevil Nanophyes marmoratus Aulagromyza populi Aulagromyza populi Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata 🍄 Fungi 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Cedar Cup · Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.
Cedar Cup Geopora sumneriana Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.2025 🌿 Plants 19 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Bartsia · Greater Periwinkle · Dogwood · White Dead-nettle · Square-stalked St John's-wort +14
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025 Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Dogwood Cornus sanguinea White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025 Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum2025 Hoary Ragwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
Mole Talpa europaea2024
Mole Talpa europaea2024
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Privet Stilt
Privet Stilt
Caloptilia cuculipennella
Caloptilia cuculipennella
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Bedeguar Gall Diplolepis rosae
Bedeguar Gall Diplolepis rosae
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata
Blister-gall Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. sexual
Blister-gall Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. sexual
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Oyster Gall Causer Neuroterus anthracinus f. agamic
Oyster Gall Causer Neuroterus anthracinus f. agamic
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic
Dasineura rosae Dasineura rosae
Dasineura rosae Dasineura rosae
Eurygaster Eurygaster
Eurygaster Eurygaster
Currant Gall Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. sexual
Currant Gall Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. sexual
Curved-leaf Gall Causer Andricus curvator f. sexual
Curved-leaf Gall Causer Andricus curvator f. sexual
Oak-apple Causer Biorhiza pallida f. sexual
Oak-apple Causer Biorhiza pallida f. sexual
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum2024
Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum2024 Jacobaea erucifolia2025
Jacobaea erucifolia2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2023
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2023
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2023
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2023
White Clover Trifolium repens2023
White Clover Trifolium repens2023
Water Cress Nasturtium officinale2023
Water Cress Nasturtium officinale2023
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2023
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2023
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2023
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2023
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2023
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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