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Places › England › East Midlands › Charnwood Getting here
52.74065, -1.17202
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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🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Tufted Duck, Mute Swan +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Tufted Duck, Mute Swan +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Turkeytail, Blushing Bracket, Sarcoscypha +78 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Turkeytail, Blushing Bracket, Sarcoscypha +78 more · last seen 2026
Varies
Plants — Common Chickweed, White Dead-nettle, Hazel +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Limnephilus lunatus, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +197 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Limnephilus lunatus, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +197 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dog's Mercury, Lords-and-Ladies, Common Chickweed +56 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Lords-and-Ladies, Common Chickweed +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
67,240 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 67,240 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin · Jay +22
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Squirrel · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Quaker · Hebrew Character · Clouded Drab · March Moth · Shoulder Stripe +15
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta March Moth Alsophila aescularia Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Turkeytail · Sarcoscypha · Blushing Bracket · Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Witch's Butter +26
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor Sarcoscypha Sarcoscypha Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta Oyster Mushroom Dog's Mercury · Lords-and-Ladies · Common Chickweed · Great Wood-rush · Honeysuckle +35
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Common Chickweed Stellaria media Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Holly Ilex aquifolium Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 67,240 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin · Jay +22
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Squirrel · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Quaker · Hebrew Character · Clouded Drab · March Moth · Shoulder Stripe +15
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta March Moth Alsophila aescularia Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Turkeytail · Sarcoscypha · Blushing Bracket · Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Witch's Butter +26
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor Sarcoscypha Sarcoscypha Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta Oyster Mushroom Dog's Mercury · Lords-and-Ladies · Common Chickweed · Great Wood-rush · Honeysuckle +35
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Common Chickweed Stellaria media Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Holly Ilex aquifolium Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Waved Umber Menophra abruptaria
Waved Umber Menophra abruptaria
Brindled Pug Eupithecia abbreviata
Brindled Pug Eupithecia abbreviata
Water Carpet Lampropteryx suffumata
Water Carpet Lampropteryx suffumata
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Yellow Horned Achlya flavicornis
Yellow Horned Achlya flavicornis
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Agonopterix Agonopterix
Agonopterix Agonopterix
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Common Bagworm Psyche casta
Common Bagworm Psyche casta Pleurotus ostreatus
Pleurotus ostreatus
Ramalina farinacea Ramalina farinacea
Ramalina farinacea Ramalina farinacea
Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat. Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.
Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat. Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Oak Moss Evernia prunastri
Oak Moss Evernia prunastri
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes
Wrinkled Crust Phlebia radiata2025
Wrinkled Crust Phlebia radiata2025
Lepraria incana s. lat. Lepraria incana s. lat.
Lepraria incana s. lat. Lepraria incana s. lat.
Parmotrema perlatum Parmotrema perlatum
Parmotrema perlatum Parmotrema perlatum
Erythricium aurantiacum Erythricium aurantiacum
Erythricium aurantiacum Erythricium aurantiacum
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Crystal Brain Exidia nucleata
Crystal Brain Exidia nucleata
Crepidotus Crepidotus
Crepidotus Crepidotus
Lecidella elaeochroma Lecidella elaeochroma
Lecidella elaeochroma Lecidella elaeochroma
Peziza Peziza
Peziza Peziza
Wood Blewits Lepista nuda
Wood Blewits Lepista nuda
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum
Spring Hazelcup Encoelia furfuracea
Spring Hazelcup Encoelia furfuracea
Common Jelly Spot Dacrymyces stillatus
Common Jelly Spot Dacrymyces stillatus
Netted Shield Lichen Parmelia sulcata
Netted Shield Lichen Parmelia sulcata
Arthonia atra Arthonia atra2025
Arthonia atra Arthonia atra2025
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus2025
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus2025
Punctelia jeckeri Punctelia jeckeri2025
Punctelia jeckeri Punctelia jeckeri2025
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina2025
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Red Oak Quercus rubra
Red Oak Quercus rubra
Thyme-leaved Sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea
Rusty-Back Fern Asplenium ceterach
Rusty-Back Fern Asplenium ceterach
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga 