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52.65746, -1.10912
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Little Egret 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 174m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Little Egret 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 174m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Little Egret, Mallard +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Grey Heron, Little Egret, Mallard +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Setaceous Hebrew Character +249 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Setaceous Hebrew Character +249 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh-mallow, Caucasian Wingnut, Upright Hedge Bedstraw +23 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Marsh-mallow, Caucasian Wingnut, Upright Hedge Bedstraw +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Chewing Gum Lichen, Physcia tenella, Physcia caesia +2 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Chewing Gum Lichen, Physcia tenella, Physcia caesia +2 more · last seen 2026
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 191 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Leicester 'Route 2' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map West End Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref West End Way Local cycle route
Show on map Fosse2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
Show on map Inner Ringway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Inner Ringway Local cycle route
Show on map Leicester 'Route 4' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
30,601 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,601 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Canada Goose · Blackbird · Mallard · Greylag Goose +41
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Little Egret Egretta garzetta Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Rat · Common Pipistrelle · Muntjac
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Common Quaker · Hebrew Character · Clouded Drab · Twin-spotted Quaker · Small Quaker +20
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria Chewing Gum Lichen · Physcia caesia · Physcia tenella
Chewing Gum Lichen Protoparmeliopsis muralis Physcia caesia Physcia caesia Physcia tenella Physcia tenella 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Caucasian Wingnut · Butterbur · Pointed Spear-moss · Hazel
Caucasian Wingnut Pterocarya fraxinifolia Butterbur Petasites hybridus Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Hazel Corylus avellana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,601 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Canada Goose · Blackbird · Mallard · Greylag Goose +41
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Little Egret Egretta garzetta Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Rat · Common Pipistrelle · Muntjac
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Common Quaker · Hebrew Character · Clouded Drab · Twin-spotted Quaker · Small Quaker +20
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria Chewing Gum Lichen · Physcia caesia · Physcia tenella
Chewing Gum Lichen Protoparmeliopsis muralis Physcia caesia Physcia caesia Physcia tenella Physcia tenella 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Caucasian Wingnut · Butterbur · Pointed Spear-moss · Hazel
Caucasian Wingnut Pterocarya fraxinifolia Butterbur Petasites hybridus Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Hazel Corylus avellana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pale Pinion Lithophane socia
Pale Pinion Lithophane socia
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis
Stomis pumicatus Stomis pumicatus
Stomis pumicatus Stomis pumicatus
Elaphrus cupreus Elaphrus cupreus
Elaphrus cupreus Elaphrus cupreus
Pterostichus minor Pterostichus minor
Pterostichus minor Pterostichus minor
Astenus pulchellus Astenus pulchellus
Astenus pulchellus Astenus pulchellus
Lathrobium impressum Lathrobium impressum
Lathrobium impressum Lathrobium impressum
Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius
Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius
Lathrobium geminum Lathrobium geminum
Lathrobium geminum Lathrobium geminum
Agonum micans Agonum micans
Agonum micans Agonum micans
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
Satellite Eupsilia transversa 