Humberstone Community Gardens 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
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52.64634, -1.07417
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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 🛝 Playground 159m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 159m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Cushion Bracket, Candlesnuff Fungus, Cedar Cup +8 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Cushion Bracket, Candlesnuff Fungus, Cedar Cup +8 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Toadflax Brocade +95 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Toadflax Brocade +95 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bee Orchid, Daisy, Red Clover +38 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bee Orchid, Daisy, Red Clover +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 153 signed routes nearby
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Wildlife to spot
54,086 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 54,086 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Great Tit +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Red Fox · Brown Rat · Common Pipistrelle · Myotis Bat species
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Myotis Bat species Myotis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Box Tree Moth · Curved-leaf Gall Causer · Shuttle-shaped Dart · Long-winged Cone-head · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +52
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis Curved-leaf Gall Causer Andricus curvator f. sexual Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor Cedar Cup
Cedar Cup Geopora sumneriana 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Greater Periwinkle · Dogwood · Red Dead-nettle · Common Fleabane · Pendulous Sedge +1
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Dogwood Cornus sanguinea Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025 Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 54,086 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Great Tit +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Red Fox · Brown Rat · Common Pipistrelle · Myotis Bat species
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Myotis Bat species Myotis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Box Tree Moth · Curved-leaf Gall Causer · Shuttle-shaped Dart · Long-winged Cone-head · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +52
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis Curved-leaf Gall Causer Andricus curvator f. sexual Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor Cedar Cup
Cedar Cup Geopora sumneriana 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Greater Periwinkle · Dogwood · Red Dead-nettle · Common Fleabane · Pendulous Sedge +1
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Dogwood Cornus sanguinea Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025 Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Toadflax Brocade Calophasia lunula
Toadflax Brocade Calophasia lunula
Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria
Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria
Copper Underwing agg. Amphipyra pyramidea agg.
Copper Underwing agg. Amphipyra pyramidea agg.
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata
Aulagromyza populi Aulagromyza populi
Aulagromyza populi Aulagromyza populi
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella
Bedeguar Gall Diplolepis rosae
Bedeguar Gall Diplolepis rosae
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata
Oyster Gall Causer Neuroterus anthracinus f. agamic
Oyster Gall Causer Neuroterus anthracinus f. agamic
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic
Dasineura rosae Dasineura rosae
Dasineura rosae Dasineura rosae
Eurygaster Eurygaster
Eurygaster Eurygaster
Currant Gall Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. sexual
Currant Gall Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. sexual
Oak-apple Causer Biorhiza pallida f. sexual
Oak-apple Causer Biorhiza pallida f. sexual
Blister-gall Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. sexual
Blister-gall Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. sexual
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Old Lady Mormo maura
Old Lady Mormo maura
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
Miller Acronicta leporina
Miller Acronicta leporina
Pine Hawk-moth Sphinx pinastri
Pine Hawk-moth Sphinx pinastri
Netted Tortrix Acleris forsskaleana
Netted Tortrix Acleris forsskaleana
Riband Wave Idaea aversata
Riband Wave Idaea aversata
Sycamore Acronicta aceris
Sycamore Acronicta aceris
Grey/Dark Dagger Acronicta psi/tridens
Grey/Dark Dagger Acronicta psi/tridens
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria
Small Magpie Anania hortulata
Small Magpie Anania hortulata
Flame Axylia putris
Flame Axylia putris
Mint Moth Pyrausta aurata
Mint Moth Pyrausta aurata
Yponomeuta Yponomeuta
Yponomeuta Yponomeuta
Spotted Magpie Anania coronata
Spotted Magpie Anania coronata
Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria
Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria
Orange Pine Tortrix Lozotaeniodes formosana
Orange Pine Tortrix Lozotaeniodes formosana
Common Footman Eilema lurideola
Common Footman Eilema lurideola
Purple Emperor Apatura iris
Purple Emperor Apatura iris 2025
2025
