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Hermitage Recreation Ground

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifePitchesFungi
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

52.73454, -1.36486

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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 198m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Ballerina, Sycamore Tarspot +38 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Ballerina, Sycamore Tarspot +38 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Hawthorn, White Dead-nettle +26 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Rosebay Willowherb, Herb-Robert +167 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Rosebay Willowherb, Herb-Robert +167 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Light Brown Apple Moth, Common Red Soldier Beetle +282 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Light Brown Apple Moth, Common Red Soldier Beetle +282 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

74 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route118 m
Named routeRef 52Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route113 m
Named routeRef 52Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 52Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lake at the Hermitage Recreation Ground, Whitwick

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lake at the Hermitage Recreation Ground, Whitwick

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🏞️SNIBSTONCountry park1.8 km→🌱Penny Wakefield Community WoodlandUrban park4.2 km→🌱Penny Wakefield Community WoodlandUrban park4.2 km→🌱Sence Valley Country ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Coalville ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Phoenix ParkUrban park1.3 km→

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