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Leicester Animal Rescue

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Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Moorhen
  • 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
  • 🐾Leicester Animal Rescue on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Farm visit

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Moorhen, Barn Owl +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Mammals — Common Pipistrelle, Brown Long-eared Bat, Badger +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Farm visits

Farm attraction

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Black Sexton Beetle, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Blackthorn +232 more · last seen 2023

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Yellow Brain, Clouded Funnel, Wood Blewits +6 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km
Named routeRef 63Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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