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King George's Field

📷 Wikipedia · King George's Fields · CC BY-SA 3.0

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WildlifePitchesFungi
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

52.75492, -1.14900

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Shaggy Parasol, Wood Blewits, Torth Felen +59 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Shaggy Parasol, Wood Blewits, Torth Felen +59 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Meadowsweet, Cow Parsley +115 more · last seen 2026; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Meadowsweet, Cow Parsley +115 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Banded Demoiselle, Common Carder Bee +192 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Banded Demoiselle, Common Carder Bee +192 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Mute Swan, Long-tailed Tit +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Mute Swan, Long-tailed Tit +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Strancliffe Lanebridleway · 300 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 300 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

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King George's Fields

📷 Wikipedia · King George's Fields · CC BY-SA 3.0

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🌱Queen's ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Southfields ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Southfields ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Jenham Drive ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Sidings ParkUrban park4.2 km→

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