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52.70619, -1.22972
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Ambarelo'r Bwgan, Beefsteak Fungus, Candlesnuff Fungus +88 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Ambarelo'r Bwgan, Beefsteak Fungus, Candlesnuff Fungus +88 more · last seen 2026
Varies
Plants — Common Nettle, Red Currant, Thyme-leaved Speedwell +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Small Copper +194 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Small Copper +194 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Anemone, Great Burnet, Navelwort +99 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Anemone, Great Burnet, Navelwort +99 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map National Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ivanhoe Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map J87 public footpath · 2.8 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 2.8 km Surface compacted Path type: footway
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Leicester 'Route 2' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map Leicester 'Route 4' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 93 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 93 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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53,906 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 53,906 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Blackbird · Great Tit +30
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Raven Corvus corax Stock Dove Columba oenas Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Skylark Alauda arvensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Fallow Deer Dama dama Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Frog
Drepanosiphum platanoidis · Large Flax Flea Beetle · Lindbergina · Asaphes vulgaris · Megaselia pectoralis +40
Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis2025 Large Flax Flea Beetle Aphthona euphorbiae2025 Lindbergina Lindbergina2025 Asaphes vulgaris Asaphes vulgaris2025 Megaselia pectoralis Megaselia pectoralis2025 Bradysia urticae Oak Moss · Witch's Butter · Butter Cap · False Chanterelle · Honey Fungus +1
Oak Moss Evernia prunastri Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa Butter Cap Rhodocollybia butyracea2025 False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca2025 Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea2025 Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon2025 Foxglove · Bugle · Red Currant · Wood Sage · Yellow Pimpernel +13
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Bugle Ajuga reptans Red Currant Ribes rubrum Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 53,906 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Blackbird · Great Tit +30
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Raven Corvus corax Stock Dove Columba oenas Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Skylark Alauda arvensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Fallow Deer Dama dama Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Frog
Drepanosiphum platanoidis · Large Flax Flea Beetle · Lindbergina · Asaphes vulgaris · Megaselia pectoralis +40
Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis2025 Large Flax Flea Beetle Aphthona euphorbiae2025 Lindbergina Lindbergina2025 Asaphes vulgaris Asaphes vulgaris2025 Megaselia pectoralis Megaselia pectoralis2025 Bradysia urticae Oak Moss · Witch's Butter · Butter Cap · False Chanterelle · Honey Fungus +1
Oak Moss Evernia prunastri Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa Butter Cap Rhodocollybia butyracea2025 False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca2025 Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea2025 Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon2025 Foxglove · Bugle · Red Currant · Wood Sage · Yellow Pimpernel +13
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Bugle Ajuga reptans Red Currant Ribes rubrum Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bradysia urticae2025
Bradysia urticae2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Holly Leaf Gall Fly Phytomyza ilicis
Holly Leaf Gall Fly Phytomyza ilicis
Contarinia coryli Contarinia coryli
Contarinia coryli Contarinia coryli
Delia platura Delia platura2025
Delia platura Delia platura2025
Apiloscatopse scutellata Apiloscatopse scutellata2025
Apiloscatopse scutellata Apiloscatopse scutellata2025
Megaselia Megaselia2025
Megaselia Megaselia2025
Megaselia pleuralis Megaselia pleuralis2025
Megaselia pleuralis Megaselia pleuralis2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella
White-spot Mompha Mompha langiella
White-spot Mompha Mompha langiella
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Nut Bud Moth Epinotia tenerana
Nut Bud Moth Epinotia tenerana
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Bark-gall Causer Andricus quercuscorticis f. agamic
Bark-gall Causer Andricus quercuscorticis f. agamic
Chromatomyia aprilina Chromatomyia aprilina
Chromatomyia aprilina Chromatomyia aprilina
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Zygina Zygina2025
Zygina Zygina2025
Phytocoris Phytocoris2025
Phytocoris Phytocoris2025
Mesopolobus dubius Mesopolobus dubius2025
Mesopolobus dubius Mesopolobus dubius2025
Brontaea Brontaea2025
Brontaea Brontaea2025
Phaonia errans Phaonia errans2025
Phaonia errans Phaonia errans2025
Lonchoptera Lonchoptera2025
Lonchoptera Lonchoptera2025
Chalarus immanis Chalarus immanis2025
Chalarus immanis Chalarus immanis2025
Trotteria Trotteria2025
Trotteria Trotteria2025
Pseudolyciella pallidiventris Pseudolyciella pallidiventris2025
Pseudolyciella pallidiventris Pseudolyciella pallidiventris2025
Trichopsocus Trichopsocus2025
Trichopsocus Trichopsocus2025
Megaselia hibernans Megaselia hibernans2025
Megaselia hibernans Megaselia hibernans2025
Tephrochlamys Tephrochlamys2025
Tephrochlamys Tephrochlamys2025
Pneumia nubila Pneumia nubila2025
Pneumia nubila Pneumia nubila2025
Megaselia nigriceps Megaselia nigriceps2025
Megaselia nigriceps Megaselia nigriceps2025
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025
Dolycoris Dolycoris2025
Dolycoris Dolycoris2025
Charitopes clausus Charitopes clausus2025
Charitopes clausus Charitopes clausus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Gelis areator Gelis areator2025
Gelis areator Gelis areator2025
Trichomalus perfectus Trichomalus perfectus2025
Trichomalus perfectus Trichomalus perfectus2025
Megaselia verralli Megaselia verralli2025
Megaselia verralli Megaselia verralli2025
Shepherd's Cress Teesdalia nudicaulis
Shepherd's Cress Teesdalia nudicaulis
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Ragwort Senecio
Ragwort Senecio
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa 