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🛝 Family🎠 Play🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Oadby and Wigston Getting here
52.59186, -1.08417
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▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Jennos Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Jennos Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Blaby Village Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
79 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref West End Way Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
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About this nature reserve Lucas Marsh is a 1-hectare Local Nature Reserve situated in Oadby and Wigston, East Midlands. The site offers marshland habitats, attracting various bird species and is popular for quiet walking and nature watching.
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60,355 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 60,355 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit +25
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Common Gull Larus canus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 40 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Common Bluebottle · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Common Wasp +35
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella Crepidotus · Jelly Ear · King Alfred's Cakes · Cedar Cup · Yellow Brain +11
Crepidotus Crepidotus2025 Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae2025 King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica2025 Cedar Cup Geopora sumneriana Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica2025 Redlead Roundhead Leratiomyces ceres Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 60,355 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit +25
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Common Gull Larus canus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 40 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Common Bluebottle · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Common Wasp +35
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella Crepidotus · Jelly Ear · King Alfred's Cakes · Cedar Cup · Yellow Brain +11
Crepidotus Crepidotus2025 Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae2025 King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica2025 Cedar Cup Geopora sumneriana Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica2025 Redlead Roundhead Leratiomyces ceres Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Pollenia Pollenia
Pollenia Pollenia
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana
Ramshorn Gall Causer Andricus aries f. agamic2025
Ramshorn Gall Causer Andricus aries f. agamic2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
German Wasp Vespula germanica2025
German Wasp Vespula germanica2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Gilletteella cooleyi Gilletteella cooleyi2025
Gilletteella cooleyi Gilletteella cooleyi2025
Cola-nut Causer Andricus lignicola f. agamic2025
Cola-nut Causer Andricus lignicola f. agamic2025
Cardiastethus fasciiventris Cardiastethus fasciiventris2025
Cardiastethus fasciiventris Cardiastethus fasciiventris2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Dioxyna bidentis Dioxyna bidentis2025
Dioxyna bidentis Dioxyna bidentis2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima2025
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima2025
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis2025
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis2025
Acericerus vittifrons Acericerus vittifrons2025
Acericerus vittifrons Acericerus vittifrons2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Oyster Gall Causer Neuroterus anthracinus f. agamic2025
Oyster Gall Causer Neuroterus anthracinus f. agamic2025
Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic2025
Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025 2025
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Wood Blewits Lepista nuda2025
Wood Blewits Lepista nuda2025
Crimped Gill Plicatura crispa2025
Crimped Gill Plicatura crispa2025
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon2025
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon2025
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina2025
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina2025
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2025
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2025
Shaggy Scalycap Pholiota squarrosa2025
Shaggy Scalycap Pholiota squarrosa2025
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum2025
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum2025
Beefsteak Fungus Fistulina hepatica2025
Beefsteak Fungus Fistulina hepatica2025
Woolly Woodwart Lasiosphaeria ovina2025
Woolly Woodwart Lasiosphaeria ovina2025
Botryobasidium aureum Botryobasidium aureum2025
Botryobasidium aureum Botryobasidium aureum2025 