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Little Haw Lane Playing Fields

5 ha

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

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52.77005, -1.30134

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 194m 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
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 194m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Brittle Cinder, Hoof Fungus, Common Orange Lichen +38 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Brittle Cinder, Hoof Fungus, Common Orange Lichen +38 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hogweed +111 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hogweed +111 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Peacock +422 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Peacock +422 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Blackbird +23 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Blackbird +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hogweed +19 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Ivanhoe WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

73 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

Hathern <> KegworthCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route

Named routeRef 2Local cycle route

Route 52Cycling route

Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network

Loughborough Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Loughborough Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

18,382 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,382 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds14 species

winter

2026

Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Redwing · Wren +9

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SwiftApus apus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects160 species

summer

2026

Peacock · Yponomeuta · Large Yellow Underwing · Diamond-back Moth · House Moss-moth +155

PeacockAglais io
YponomeutaYponomeuta2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
Diamond-back MothPlutella xylostella2025
House Moss-mothBryotropha domestica2025
Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2025
Dark Moss-mothBryotropha affinis2025
Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2025
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Micromus variegatusMicromus variegatus2025
Garden MomphaMompha subbistrigella2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Beautiful Oak Knot-hornAcrobasis repandana2025
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2025
Straw DotRivula sericealis2025
Maple Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter acerifoliella2025
Pine Leaf-mining MothClavigesta purdeyi2025
Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2025
Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2025
Daisy TuftBucculatrix nigricomella2025
Long-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercana2025
Pale Straw PearlUdea lutealis2025
Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata2025
Common Marbled StrawAethes smeathmanniana2025
Tree-lichen BeautyCryphia algae2025
Lesser Wax MothAchroia grisella2025
Small China-markCataclysta lemnata2025
Tipula maximaTipula maxima2025
Large Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe quadrifasiata2025
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2025
Pine Knot-hornDioryctria abietella2025
Ribwort StiltAspilapteryx tringipennella2025
Silver YAutographa gamma2025
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2025
Rosy Knot-hornOncocera semirubella2025
White-spotted PugEupithecia tripunctaria2025
Pearl Grass-mothCatoptria pinella2025
Cloaked MinorMesoligia furuncula2025
Least CarpetIdaea rusticata2025
Garden StrawAgapeta hamana2025
Buff FootmanEilema depressa2025
Pale-backed Detritus MothMonopis crocicapitella2025
Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2025
OegoconiaOegoconia2025
Urophora quadrifasciataUrophora quadrifasciata2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2025
Beautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexula2025
Brown-line Bright-eyeMythimna conigera2025
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
Oak Knot-hornPhycita roborella2025
Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella2025
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2025
Bulrush CosmetLimnaecia phragmitella2025
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2025
Least Yellow UnderwingNoctua interjecta2025
Ichneumon xanthoriusIchneumon xanthorius2025
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2025
July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2025
Diamond-back MarbleEudemis profundana2025
Rosy TabbyEndotricha flammealis2025
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2025
Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella2025
Bulrush VeneerCalamotropha paludella2025
Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2025
Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2025
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2025
Bramble Blotch-minerCoptotriche marginea2025
Marbled BeautyBryophila domestica2025
Double LobedLateroligia ophiogramma2025
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2025
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2025
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Large WhitePieris brassicae2025
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2025
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2025
Bordered StrawHeliothis peltigera2025
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2025
Heart & ClubAgrotis clavis2025
Small MagpieAnania hortulata2025
CoronetCraniophora ligustri2025
ClayMythimna ferrago2025
Common GreyScoparia ambigualis2025
FlameAxylia putris2025
Rufous TortrixClepsis consimilana2025
Smooth Pine Shoot MothRhyacionia pinicolana2025
Cabbage MothMamestra brassicae2025
Common Cloaked TortrixGypsonoma dealbana2025
Early ThornSelenia dentaria2025
Meal MothPyralis farinalis2025
Oak NycteolineNycteola revayana2025
Obscure SnoutAnarsia spartiella2025
Large Fruit-tree TortrixArchips podana2025
White-banded Grass-mothCrambus pascuella2025
Ghost MothHepialus humuli2025
Lesser Tawny CrescentBatia lunaris2025
Twenty-plume MothAlucita hexadactyla2025
Bud MothSpilonota ocellana2025
Scarce Silver-linesBena bicolorana2025
Small GreyEudonia mercurella2025
Yellow Oak TortrixAleimma loeflingiana2025
Scarce FootmanEilema complana2025
Double-striped TabbyHypsopygia glaucinalis2025
NutmegAnarta trifolii2025
Shaded TortrixEucosma obumbratana2025
White-fronted StrawNeocochylis hybridella2025
Pied Rabbit MothYpsolopha sequella2025
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2025
Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2025
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025
Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2025
Yellow Larch TortrixPtycholomoides aeriferana2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2025
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025
Ash-bark Knot-hornEuzophera pinguis2025
Hedge Hook-wingAncylis achatana2025
Yellow-tailEuproctis similis2025
Hawthorn DrabParaswammerdamia nebulella2025
Juniper WebberDichomeris marginella2025
Green Oak TortrixTortrix viridana2025
Marbled Orchard TortrixHedya nubiferana2025
White Satin MothLeucoma salicis2025
Codling MothCydia pomonella2025
Netted TortrixAcleris forsskaleana2025
MillerAcronicta leporina2025
Pebble Hook-tipDrepana falcataria2025
Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides2025
Beautiful PlumeAmblyptilia acanthadactyla2025
Barred MarbleCelypha striana2025
Mint MothPyrausta aurata2025
Timothy TortrixZelotherses paleana2025
Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2025
Small WhitePieris rapae2025
Common EmeraldHemithea aestivaria2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Common PugEupithecia vulgata2025
Varied CoronetHadena compta2025
Fan-footHerminia tarsipennalis2025
Barred YellowCidaria fulvata2025
Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2025
Eyed Hawk-mothSmerinthus ocellata2025
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2025
Green Silver-linesPseudoips prasinana2025
Golden-brown TubicCrassa unitella2025
Muslin FootmanNudaria mundana2025
Brown House-mothHofmannophila pseudospretella2025
Amber MomphaMompha ochraceella2025

🍄

Fungi1 species

autumn

2025

Phragmidium fragariae

Phragmidium fragariaePhragmidium fragariae

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,382 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds14 species

winter

2026

Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Redwing · Wren +9

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SwiftApus apus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects160 species

summer

2026

Peacock · Yponomeuta · Large Yellow Underwing · Diamond-back Moth · House Moss-moth +155

PeacockAglais io
YponomeutaYponomeuta2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
Diamond-back MothPlutella xylostella2025
House Moss-mothBryotropha domestica2025
Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2025
Dark Moss-mothBryotropha affinis2025
Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2025
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Micromus variegatusMicromus variegatus2025
Garden MomphaMompha subbistrigella2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Beautiful Oak Knot-hornAcrobasis repandana2025
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2025
Straw DotRivula sericealis2025
Maple Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter acerifoliella2025
Pine Leaf-mining MothClavigesta purdeyi2025
Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2025
Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2025
Daisy TuftBucculatrix nigricomella2025
Long-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercana2025
Pale Straw PearlUdea lutealis2025
Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata2025
Common Marbled StrawAethes smeathmanniana2025
Tree-lichen BeautyCryphia algae2025
Lesser Wax MothAchroia grisella2025
Small China-markCataclysta lemnata2025
Tipula maximaTipula maxima2025
Large Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe quadrifasiata2025
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2025
Pine Knot-hornDioryctria abietella2025
Ribwort StiltAspilapteryx tringipennella2025
Silver YAutographa gamma2025
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2025
Rosy Knot-hornOncocera semirubella2025
White-spotted PugEupithecia tripunctaria2025
Pearl Grass-mothCatoptria pinella2025
Cloaked MinorMesoligia furuncula2025
Least CarpetIdaea rusticata2025
Garden StrawAgapeta hamana2025
Buff FootmanEilema depressa2025
Pale-backed Detritus MothMonopis crocicapitella2025
Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2025
OegoconiaOegoconia2025
Urophora quadrifasciataUrophora quadrifasciata2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2025
Beautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexula2025
Brown-line Bright-eyeMythimna conigera2025
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
Oak Knot-hornPhycita roborella2025
Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella2025
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2025
Bulrush CosmetLimnaecia phragmitella2025
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2025
Least Yellow UnderwingNoctua interjecta2025
Ichneumon xanthoriusIchneumon xanthorius2025
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2025
July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2025
Diamond-back MarbleEudemis profundana2025
Rosy TabbyEndotricha flammealis2025
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2025
Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella2025
Bulrush VeneerCalamotropha paludella2025
Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2025
Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2025
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2025
Bramble Blotch-minerCoptotriche marginea2025
Marbled BeautyBryophila domestica2025
Double LobedLateroligia ophiogramma2025
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2025
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2025
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Large WhitePieris brassicae2025
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2025
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2025
Bordered StrawHeliothis peltigera2025
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2025
Heart & ClubAgrotis clavis2025
Small MagpieAnania hortulata2025
CoronetCraniophora ligustri2025
ClayMythimna ferrago2025
Common GreyScoparia ambigualis2025
FlameAxylia putris2025
Rufous TortrixClepsis consimilana2025
Smooth Pine Shoot MothRhyacionia pinicolana2025
Cabbage MothMamestra brassicae2025
Common Cloaked TortrixGypsonoma dealbana2025
Early ThornSelenia dentaria2025
Meal MothPyralis farinalis2025
Oak NycteolineNycteola revayana2025
Obscure SnoutAnarsia spartiella2025
Large Fruit-tree TortrixArchips podana2025
White-banded Grass-mothCrambus pascuella2025
Ghost MothHepialus humuli2025
Lesser Tawny CrescentBatia lunaris2025
Twenty-plume MothAlucita hexadactyla2025
Bud MothSpilonota ocellana2025
Scarce Silver-linesBena bicolorana2025
Small GreyEudonia mercurella2025
Yellow Oak TortrixAleimma loeflingiana2025
Scarce FootmanEilema complana2025
Double-striped TabbyHypsopygia glaucinalis2025
NutmegAnarta trifolii2025
Shaded TortrixEucosma obumbratana2025
White-fronted StrawNeocochylis hybridella2025
Pied Rabbit MothYpsolopha sequella2025
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2025
Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2025
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025
Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2025
Yellow Larch TortrixPtycholomoides aeriferana2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2025
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025
Ash-bark Knot-hornEuzophera pinguis2025
Hedge Hook-wingAncylis achatana2025
Yellow-tailEuproctis similis2025
Hawthorn DrabParaswammerdamia nebulella2025
Juniper WebberDichomeris marginella2025
Green Oak TortrixTortrix viridana2025
Marbled Orchard TortrixHedya nubiferana2025
White Satin MothLeucoma salicis2025
Codling MothCydia pomonella2025
Netted TortrixAcleris forsskaleana2025
MillerAcronicta leporina2025
Pebble Hook-tipDrepana falcataria2025
Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides2025
Beautiful PlumeAmblyptilia acanthadactyla2025
Barred MarbleCelypha striana2025
Mint MothPyrausta aurata2025
Timothy TortrixZelotherses paleana2025
Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2025
Small WhitePieris rapae2025
Common EmeraldHemithea aestivaria2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Common PugEupithecia vulgata2025
Varied CoronetHadena compta2025
Fan-footHerminia tarsipennalis2025
Barred YellowCidaria fulvata2025
Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2025
Eyed Hawk-mothSmerinthus ocellata2025
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2025
Green Silver-linesPseudoips prasinana2025
Golden-brown TubicCrassa unitella2025
Muslin FootmanNudaria mundana2025
Brown House-mothHofmannophila pseudospretella2025
Amber MomphaMompha ochraceella2025

🍄

Fungi1 species

autumn

2025

Phragmidium fragariae

Phragmidium fragariaePhragmidium fragariae

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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