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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome54 ha
Getting here
52.59941, -1.10640
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦39+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Robin
- 🧺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
- 🐦39+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Robin
- 🧺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· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Carrion Crow +36 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Carrion Crow +36 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Crepidotus, Jelly Ear, Candlesnuff Fungus +18 more · last seen 2026
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Blaby Village Heritage TrailWalking route▾
135 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route▾
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Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
West End WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef West End WayLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
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Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
66,709 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
66,709 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Great Tit · Goldcrest +25
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects66 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Quaker · Clouded Drab · Hebrew Character · Peacock · 7-spot Ladybird +61
- Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
- Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta
- Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
- PeacockAglais io
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Puccinia lapsanae · Cedar Cup · Lecidella elaeochroma · Jelly Ear · Crystal Brain +3
- Puccinia lapsanaePuccinia lapsanae
- Cedar CupGeopora sumneriana
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae2025
- Crystal BrainExidia nucleata2025
- Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens2025
Winter Aconite · Alder · Ivy · Bramble · Silver Birch
- Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- IvyHedera helix
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
66,709 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Great Tit · Goldcrest +25
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects66 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Quaker · Clouded Drab · Hebrew Character · Peacock · 7-spot Ladybird +61
- Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
- Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta
- Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
- PeacockAglais io
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Puccinia lapsanae · Cedar Cup · Lecidella elaeochroma · Jelly Ear · Crystal Brain +3
- Puccinia lapsanaePuccinia lapsanae
- Cedar CupGeopora sumneriana
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae2025
- Crystal BrainExidia nucleata2025
- Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens2025
Winter Aconite · Alder · Ivy · Bramble · Silver Birch
- Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- IvyHedera helix
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Small Quaker
Small Quaker
Orthosia cruda
Orthosia cruda
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