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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.62325, -1.15706
Open directionsv
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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Lyns Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Lyns Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Leicester 'Route 3'
Varies
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Blaby Village Heritage TrailWalking route▾
166 signed routes nearby
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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
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
West End WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef West End WayLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
42,107 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
42,107 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Canada Goose +44
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- CootFulica atra2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects8 species
springautumn
2026▾
Oak Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Peacock · 24-spot Ladybird · Comma +3
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- PeacockAglais io
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- CommaPolygonia c-album
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
🍄Fungi2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Common Bird's Nest · Glistening Inkcap
- Common Bird's NestCrucibulum laeve
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2025
🌿Plants7 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Flowering Currant · Sweet Violet · Cherry Plum · Yarrow +2
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
42,107 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Canada Goose +44
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- CootFulica atra2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects8 species
springautumn
2026▾
Oak Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Peacock · 24-spot Ladybird · Comma +3
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- PeacockAglais io
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- CommaPolygonia c-album
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
🍄Fungi2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Common Bird's Nest · Glistening Inkcap
- Common Bird's NestCrucibulum laeve
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2025
🌿Plants7 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Flowering Currant · Sweet Violet · Cherry Plum · Yarrow +2
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025