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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Little Grebe +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Little Grebe +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bulrush, Water Mint, Sweet Chestnut +1 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Common Quaker +13 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Common Quaker +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Lenten-rose, Stinking Hellebore, Holly +9 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lenten-rose, Stinking Hellebore, Holly +9 more · last seen 2026
Free
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
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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
61,713 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 61,713 records · National Biodiversity Network Bullfinch · Robin · Mute Swan · Gadwall · Teal +42
Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Teal Anas crecca Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 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 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Stoat · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stoat Mustela erminea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Quaker · Small Quaker · Brimstone · Comma +3
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Comma Polygonia c-album Peacock Aglais io Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Lenten-rose · Holly · Stinking Hellebore · Male-fern · Soft Shield-fern +1
Lenten-rose Helleborus orientalis Holly Ilex aquifolium Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 61,713 records · National Biodiversity Network Bullfinch · Robin · Mute Swan · Gadwall · Teal +42
Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Teal Anas crecca Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 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 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Stoat · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stoat Mustela erminea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Quaker · Small Quaker · Brimstone · Comma +3
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Comma Polygonia c-album Peacock Aglais io Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Lenten-rose · Holly · Stinking Hellebore · Male-fern · Soft Shield-fern +1
Lenten-rose Helleborus orientalis Holly Ilex aquifolium Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella2025
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella2025 