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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐄Farms
Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.63054, -0.91758
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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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Moorhen, Barn Owl +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Common Pipistrelle, Brown Long-eared Bat, Badger +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
🐄Farm visits
Very strong match
Farm attraction
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Sexton Beetle, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Blackthorn +232 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Yellow Brain, Clouded Funnel, Wood Blewits +6 more · last seen 2023
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 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
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
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Wildlife to spot
6,058 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,058 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds19 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Moorhen · Barn Owl · Kestrel · Magpie · House Sparrow +14
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
Badger · Mole · Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
🐝Insects22 species
springautumn
2025▾
Black Sexton Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Sepsis · 7-spot Ladybird · Xestophanes potentillae +17
- Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
- SepsisSepsis2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Xestophanes potentillaeXestophanes potentillae2024
Yellow Brain · Clouded Funnel · King Alfred's Cakes · Wood Blewits · Shaggy Parasol
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- Wood BlewitsLepista nuda
- Shaggy ParasolChlorophyllum rhacodes
Common Nettle · Hawthorn · Broad-leaved Dock · Meadow Buttercup · Perennial Rye-grass +24
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- White CloverTrifolium repens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,058 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds19 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Moorhen · Barn Owl · Kestrel · Magpie · House Sparrow +14
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
Badger · Mole · Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
🐝Insects22 species
springautumn
2025▾
Black Sexton Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Sepsis · 7-spot Ladybird · Xestophanes potentillae +17
- Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
- SepsisSepsis2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Xestophanes potentillaeXestophanes potentillae2024
Yellow Brain · Clouded Funnel · King Alfred's Cakes · Wood Blewits · Shaggy Parasol
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- Wood BlewitsLepista nuda
- Shaggy ParasolChlorophyllum rhacodes
Common Nettle · Hawthorn · Broad-leaved Dock · Meadow Buttercup · Perennial Rye-grass +24
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- White CloverTrifolium repens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oak Bush-cricket
Oak Bush-cricket
Meconema thalassinum2024
Meconema thalassinum2024
Nicrophorus investigatorNicrophorus investigator2024Nicrophorus investigatorNicrophorus investigator2024Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Chrysoperla carnea groupChrysoperla carnea group2024Chrysoperla carnea groupChrysoperla carnea group202424-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202424-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024Rhipidia maculataRhipidia maculata2024Rhipidia maculataRhipidia maculata2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2024Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2024Philotarsus picicornisPhilotarsus picicornis2024Philotarsus picicornisPhilotarsus picicornis2024Pine Cone BugGastrodes grossipes2024Pine Cone BugGastrodes grossipes2024Dicyphus (Dicyphus) erransDicyphus (Dicyphus) errans2024Dicyphus (Dicyphus) erransDicyphus (Dicyphus) errans2024Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024Codling MothCydia pomonella2023Codling MothCydia pomonella2023Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2023Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2023Speckled Holm Oak DotEctoedemia heringella2023Speckled Holm Oak DotEctoedemia heringella2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianum