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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
52.73699, -1.09722
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blue Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blue Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, 7-spot Ladybird, Oedemera lurida +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route408 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 408 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route55 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 55 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route94 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 94 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
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Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
7,629 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,629 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Robin · Redwing · Starling · Goldfinch +33
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Mole · Hedgehog
- MoleTalpa europaea
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Oedemera lurida · Small Black Ant · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Carder Bee +10
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida
- Small Black AntLasius niger
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
Cock's-foot · Cleavers · False Oat-grass · Bramble · Field Bindweed +50
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,629 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Robin · Redwing · Starling · Goldfinch +33
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Mole · Hedgehog
- MoleTalpa europaea
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Oedemera lurida · Small Black Ant · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Carder Bee +10
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida
- Small Black AntLasius niger
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
Cock's-foot · Cleavers · False Oat-grass · Bramble · Field Bindweed +50
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas