Longcliffe Golf Course 14 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍄 Fungi🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 14 ha
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52.74858, -1.26455
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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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ 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 🐕 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Jelly Ear, Common Orange Lichen, Hoof Fungus +27 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Jelly Ear, Common Orange Lichen, Hoof Fungus +27 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Hornet +134 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Dandelion +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, Cleavers, Wood Avens +126 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Holly, Cleavers, Wood Avens +126 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
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Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
20,445 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,445 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Wren · Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird +27
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Siskin Spinus spinus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Grey Squirrel · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Mother of Pearl · Hornet · Common Grass-veneer · Nut Bud Moth · Light Emerald +32
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis2025 Hornet Vespa crabro2025 Common Grass-veneer Agriphila tristella2025 Nut Bud Moth Epinotia tenerana Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2025 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Jelly Ear · Purple Jellydisc · Coral Spot · Crimped Gill · Yellow Stagshorn +2
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Purple Jellydisc Ascocoryne sarcoides Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina Crimped Gill Plicatura crispa2025 Yellow Stagshorn Calocera viscosa2025 Goblet Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis2025 Red Valerian
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,445 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Wren · Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird +27
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Siskin Spinus spinus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Grey Squirrel · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Mother of Pearl · Hornet · Common Grass-veneer · Nut Bud Moth · Light Emerald +32
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis2025 Hornet Vespa crabro2025 Common Grass-veneer Agriphila tristella2025 Nut Bud Moth Epinotia tenerana Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2025 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Jelly Ear · Purple Jellydisc · Coral Spot · Crimped Gill · Yellow Stagshorn +2
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Purple Jellydisc Ascocoryne sarcoides Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina Crimped Gill Plicatura crispa2025 Yellow Stagshorn Calocera viscosa2025 Goblet Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis2025 Red Valerian
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata2025
Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella2025
Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella2025
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia
Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia
Large Birch Dot Ectoedemia occultella2025
Large Birch Dot Ectoedemia occultella2025
Comma Polygonia c-album2025
Comma Polygonia c-album2025
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic2025
Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Red Underwing Catocala nupta2025
Red Underwing Catocala nupta2025
Sallow Kitten Furcula furcula2025
Sallow Kitten Furcula furcula2025
Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella2025
Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata2025
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata2025
Yponomeuta Yponomeuta2025
Yponomeuta Yponomeuta2025
Orange Swift Triodia sylvina2025
Orange Swift Triodia sylvina2025
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2025
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2025
Yellow-barred Brindle Acasis viretata2025
Yellow-barred Brindle Acasis viretata2025
September Thorn Ennomos erosaria2025
September Thorn Ennomos erosaria2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Spectacle Abrostola tripartita2025
Spectacle Abrostola tripartita2025
Ling Pug Eupithecia absinthiata2025
Ling Pug Eupithecia absinthiata2025
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla2025
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla2025
Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina2025
Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina2025
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata2025
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata2025
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2025
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Tawny Grisette Amanita fulva2025
Tawny Grisette Amanita fulva2025 