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Places › England › East Midlands › Melton Getting here
52.77853, -0.87339
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 407m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 407m away — 6 car parks within reach £ 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
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Stinking Hellebore, Holly, Traveller's-joy +20 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Stinking Hellebore, Holly, Traveller's-joy +20 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Small Quaker, Common Quaker +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Small Quaker, Common Quaker +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Crepidotus, Field Bird's Nest, Ganoderma +1 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Crepidotus, Field Bird's Nest, Ganoderma +1 more · last seen 2026
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mowbray Way Walking route 14 km ▾
Named route Length 14 km Local walking route
Show on map Jubilee Way (Leicestershire) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 64 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 687 m ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 687 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 24 m ▾
Named route Length 24 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 507 m ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 507 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 41 m ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 41 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 143 m ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 143 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
69,844 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 69,844 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Gadwall · Teal · Bullfinch · Song Thrush +42
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Gadwall Mareca strepera Teal Anas crecca Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Stoat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stoat Mustela erminea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Small Quaker · Common Quaker · Western Honey Bee · Sitona · Brimstone +10
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Sitona Sitona Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Peacock Aglais io Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Crepidotus
Stinking Hellebore · Lenten-rose · Forsythia · Holly · Traveller's-joy +5
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Lenten-rose Helleborus orientalis Forsythia Forsythia Holly Ilex aquifolium Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Trentepohlia Trentepohlia Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 69,844 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Gadwall · Teal · Bullfinch · Song Thrush +42
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Gadwall Mareca strepera Teal Anas crecca Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Stoat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stoat Mustela erminea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Small Quaker · Common Quaker · Western Honey Bee · Sitona · Brimstone +10
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Sitona Sitona Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Peacock Aglais io Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Crepidotus
Stinking Hellebore · Lenten-rose · Forsythia · Holly · Traveller's-joy +5
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Lenten-rose Helleborus orientalis Forsythia Forsythia Holly Ilex aquifolium Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Trentepohlia Trentepohlia Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Comma Polygonia c-album
Comma Polygonia c-album
Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic2025
Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic2025
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella2025
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella2025
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 