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Places › England › East Midlands › Leicester Getting here
52.63573, -1.20255
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 290m 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 290m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
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Dogs allowed — nature reserve
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
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Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
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About this nature reserve Kirby Frith is a 2-hectare Local Nature Reserve situated in Leicester, East Midlands. This compact area features grass and scrubland habitats, supporting small wildlife and offering a quiet retreat for visitors.
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Wildlife to spot
68,652 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 68,652 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow +24
Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Pygmy Shrew
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Field Vole Microtus agrestis Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rosemary Beetle · Nomada · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Brimstone · Peacock +12
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Nomada Nomada Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Peacock Aglais io Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic 🍄 Fungi 5 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Splitgill · Amanita'r Gwybed · Arrhenia rickenii · Giant Polypore · Hen Of The Woods
Splitgill Schizophyllum commune Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria2025 Arrhenia rickenii Arrhenia rickenii2025 Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus2025 Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa2025 Cherry Plum · Lungwort · Hazel · Holly · Garlic Mustard +5
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis Hazel Corylus avellana Holly Ilex aquifolium2025 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025 Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 68,652 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow +24
Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Pygmy Shrew
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Field Vole Microtus agrestis Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rosemary Beetle · Nomada · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Brimstone · Peacock +12
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Nomada Nomada Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Peacock Aglais io Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic 🍄 Fungi 5 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Splitgill · Amanita'r Gwybed · Arrhenia rickenii · Giant Polypore · Hen Of The Woods
Splitgill Schizophyllum commune Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria2025 Arrhenia rickenii Arrhenia rickenii2025 Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus2025 Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa2025 Cherry Plum · Lungwort · Hazel · Holly · Garlic Mustard +5
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis Hazel Corylus avellana Holly Ilex aquifolium2025 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025 Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2025
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2025
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2025
Shining Dogwood Cutter Antispila metallella2025
Shining Dogwood Cutter Antispila metallella2025 Common Fleabane
Common Fleabane
Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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