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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › East Midlands › Charnwood Getting here
52.73588, -1.03817
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 🌿 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 🌿 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Barn Owl, Raven +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Barn Owl, Raven +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Swollen-thighed Beetle +131 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Swollen-thighed Beetle +131 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hogweed, Yorkshire-fog, False Oat-grass +86 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hogweed, Yorkshire-fog, False Oat-grass +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Bramble +8 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Fosse2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 408 m ▾
Named route Ref 48 Length 408 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 55 m ▾
Named route Ref 48 Length 55 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 94 m ▾
Named route Ref 48 Length 94 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 48 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
12,241 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,241 records · National Biodiversity Network Peregrine · Raven · Wren · Barn Owl · Blue Tit +40
Peregrine Falco peregrinus Raven Corvus corax Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Hobby Falco subbuteo Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Badger · Red Fox · American Mink · Stoat
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 American Mink Neovison vison2024 Stoat Mustela erminea Adder
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo Meigenia mutabilis · Microplontus melanostigma · Early Bumblebee · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsus +17
Meigenia mutabilis Meigenia mutabilis Microplontus melanostigma Microplontus melanostigma Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsus Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsus Platycheirus clypeatus Platycheirus clypeatus 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Whitish Feather-moss · Dog-rose · Creeping Cinquefoil · Creeping Buttercup +1
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans Dog-rose Rosa canina Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Elder Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,241 records · National Biodiversity Network Peregrine · Raven · Wren · Barn Owl · Blue Tit +40
Peregrine Falco peregrinus Raven Corvus corax Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Hobby Falco subbuteo Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Badger · Red Fox · American Mink · Stoat
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 American Mink Neovison vison2024 Stoat Mustela erminea Adder
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo Meigenia mutabilis · Microplontus melanostigma · Early Bumblebee · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsus +17
Meigenia mutabilis Meigenia mutabilis Microplontus melanostigma Microplontus melanostigma Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsus Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsus Platycheirus clypeatus Platycheirus clypeatus 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Whitish Feather-moss · Dog-rose · Creeping Cinquefoil · Creeping Buttercup +1
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans Dog-rose Rosa canina Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Elder Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Asteia concinna
Asteia concinna
Asteia concinna
Asteia concinna
Thaumatomyia glabra Thaumatomyia glabra
Thaumatomyia glabra Thaumatomyia glabra
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Narrow-barred Fusehorn Arge melanochra
Narrow-barred Fusehorn Arge melanochra
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Green-veined White Pieris napi
Green-veined White Pieris napi
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Chimney Sweep Odezia atrata
Chimney Sweep Odezia atrata
Phytomyza ranunculi Phytomyza ranunculi
Phytomyza ranunculi Phytomyza ranunculi
Bedeguar Gall Diplolepis rosae
Bedeguar Gall Diplolepis rosae
Yellow-legged Clearwing Synanthedon vespiformis2024
Yellow-legged Clearwing Synanthedon vespiformis2024 Sambucus nigra2024
Sambucus nigra2024
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