Meynell's Gorse ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Leicester Getting here
52.62830, -1.19937
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🍄 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🍄 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Goldfinch +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Goldfinch +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Splitgill, Amanita'r Gwybed, Arrhenia rickenii +10 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Splitgill, Amanita'r Gwybed, Arrhenia rickenii +10 more · last seen 2026
Varies
Plants — Hazel, Common Sorrel, Garlic Mustard +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Banded Demoiselle +128 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Banded Demoiselle +128 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Greater Plantain, Alder, Himalayan Balsam +62 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Greater Plantain, Alder, Himalayan Balsam +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
National Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Baines Lane public footpath · 159 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 159 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map 146 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Leicester 'Route 2' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map West End Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref West End Way Local cycle route
Show on map Inner Ringway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Inner Ringway Local cycle route
Show on map Leicester 'Route 4' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Leicester 'Route 3' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos A closed section of Wyatt Close
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Wildlife to spot
72,156 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 72,156 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +24
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Rosemary Beetle · Nomada · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Brimstone · Peacock +8
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Nomada Nomada Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Peacock Aglais io Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 🍄 Fungi 5 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Splitgill · Amanita'r Gwybed · Arrhenia rickenii · Giant Polypore · Hen Of The Woods
Splitgill Schizophyllum commune Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria2025 Arrhenia rickenii Arrhenia rickenii2025 Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus2025 Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa2025 Lungwort · Cherry Plum · Hazel · Common Sorrel · Wellingtonia +2
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Hazel Corylus avellana Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025 Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum2025 Holly Ilex aquifolium2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 72,156 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +24
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Rosemary Beetle · Nomada · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Brimstone · Peacock +8
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Nomada Nomada Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Peacock Aglais io Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 🍄 Fungi 5 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Splitgill · Amanita'r Gwybed · Arrhenia rickenii · Giant Polypore · Hen Of The Woods
Splitgill Schizophyllum commune Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria2025 Arrhenia rickenii Arrhenia rickenii2025 Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus2025 Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa2025 Lungwort · Cherry Plum · Hazel · Common Sorrel · Wellingtonia +2
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Hazel Corylus avellana Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025 Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum2025 Holly Ilex aquifolium2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Spangle Causer
Common Spangle Causer
Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025 Garlic Mustard
Garlic Mustard
Alliaria petiolata2025
Alliaria petiolata2025
