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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › North West Leicestershire Getting here
52.74153, -1.49369
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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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Cedar Cup, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Jelly Ear +8 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Cedar Cup, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Jelly Ear +8 more · last seen 2026
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Uncertain, Willow Beauty, Marbled Minor agg. +250 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Uncertain, Willow Beauty, Marbled Minor agg. +250 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Bramble
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ivanhoe Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 74 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Conkers Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Conkers Circuit Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 52 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 52 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 659 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 659 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 26 m ▾
Named route Length 26 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Family Forest Trail (Yellow) Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Family Forest Trail Round trip
Show on map Wood Farm Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Wood Farm Trail
Show on map Shell Brook Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Shell Brook Trail Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Hicks Lodge Trail Mountain bike route ▾
The Tramway Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref The Tramway Trail
Show on map Photos Ivanhoe Way, West of Ashby-de-la-Zouch
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Wildlife to spot
54,265 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 54,265 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Woodpigeon +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Golden Dot · Ruby Tiger · Ramshorn Gall Causer · Dinocampus coccinellae +1
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Golden Dot Stigmella aurella Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa Ramshorn Gall Causer Andricus aries f. agamic2025 Dinocampus coccinellae Dinocampus coccinellae2025 Devil's Coach-horse Ocypus olens2025 🍄 Fungi 10 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Cedar Cup · Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Jelly Ear · Peziza · Amethyst Deceiver +5
Cedar Cup Geopora sumneriana Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Peziza Peziza Amethyst Deceiver Laccaria amethystina2025 Fiery Milkcap Lactarius pyrogalus Shining Crane's-bill
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 54,265 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Woodpigeon +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Golden Dot · Ruby Tiger · Ramshorn Gall Causer · Dinocampus coccinellae +1
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Golden Dot Stigmella aurella Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa Ramshorn Gall Causer Andricus aries f. agamic2025 Dinocampus coccinellae Dinocampus coccinellae2025 Devil's Coach-horse Ocypus olens2025 🍄 Fungi 10 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Cedar Cup · Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Jelly Ear · Peziza · Amethyst Deceiver +5
Cedar Cup Geopora sumneriana Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Peziza Peziza Amethyst Deceiver Laccaria amethystina2025 Fiery Milkcap Lactarius pyrogalus Shining Crane's-bill
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon2025
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon2025
Saffron Milkcap Lactarius deliciosus2025
Saffron Milkcap Lactarius deliciosus2025
Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina2025
Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina2025
Pseudocercospora depazeoides Pseudocercospora depazeoides2025
Pseudocercospora depazeoides Pseudocercospora depazeoides2025 