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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
☕The Copper Kettle — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ 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
☕The Copper Kettle — a good base for a longer summer day out

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🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Dunnock +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Dunnock +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Amber Jelly, Yellowfoot Waxcap, Wrinkled Club +26 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Amber Jelly, Yellowfoot Waxcap, Wrinkled Club +26 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +153 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +153 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Ragwort, Hawthorn, Red Clover +59 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Ragwort, Hawthorn, Red Clover +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak +13 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Leicestershire RoundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

National Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Ivanhoe WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

82 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Route 52Cycling route

Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route118 m

Named routeRef 52Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route113 m

Named routeRef 52Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route41 m

Named routeRef 52Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route327 m

Named routeLength 327 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

17,674 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,674 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

autumn

2026

Grey Heron · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Mute Swan · Blackbird +40

Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Great TitParus major2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
CootFulica atra2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects76 species

summer

2025

Anthocomus rufus · Sarcophaga · Nut Leaf Blister Moth · Knopper Gall Causer · Arboridia ribauti +71

Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus
SarcophagaSarcophaga
Nut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryli
Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic
Arboridia ribautiArboridia ribauti
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Speckled Bittersweet MothAcrolepia autumnitella
Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic
Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic
Oyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamic
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic
SwallowtailPapilio machaon
White-spot Sallow DotEctoedemia intimella
Three-spot DotStigmella trimaculella
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Andromeda LacebugStephanitis takeyai
Cicadula floriCicadula flori
Ribautiana ulmiRibautiana ulmi
Populicerus confususPopulicerus confusus
Stenocranus majorStenocranus major
Cicadula frontalisCicadula frontalis
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda
Aulagromyza heringiiAulagromyza heringii
Cicadula quadrinotataCicadula quadrinotata
Macrosteles sardusMacrosteles sardus
Ribautiana debilisRibautiana debilis
Fagocyba cruentaFagocyba cruenta
Edwardsiana lethierryiEdwardsiana lethierryi
Lindbergina aurovittataLindbergina aurovittata
Linnavuoriana decempunctataLinnavuoriana decempunctata
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Apple Leaf SkeletonizerChoreutis pariana
Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Phytomyza aquilegiaePhytomyza aquilegiae
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis
Phytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzina
ArocatusArocatus
Psallus (Psallus) falleniPsallus (Psallus) falleni
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
Smooth-spangle CauserNeuroterus albipes f. agamic
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Bridgman’s Bean-gallerEuura bridgmanii
Phaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicae
Dasineura plicatrixDasineura plicatrix
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Rabdophaga marginemtorquensRabdophaga marginemtorquens
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Urophora carduiUrophora cardui
Straw DotRivula sericealis
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
Willow Bent-wingPhyllocnistis saligna
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
Hazel leaf-minerPhyllonorycter nicellii
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Common Ridge-backEpermenia chaerophyllella
Amauromyza flavifronsAmauromyza flavifrons
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cherry Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. agamic
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Phytomyza pastinacae/spondyliiPhytomyza pastinacae/spondylii
Nut-tree DotStigmella microtheriella
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Iteomyia majorIteomyia major
Small Beech DotStigmella tityrella
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus
Brown ArgusAricia agestis
Painted LadyVanessa cardui

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Fungi7 species

summerautumn

2025

Scarlet Caterpillarclub · Phyllactinia mali · Blackening Waxcap · False Chanterelle · Physcia tenella +2

Scarlet CaterpillarclubCordyceps militaris
Phyllactinia maliPhyllactinia mali
Blackening WaxcapHygrocybe conica
False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca
Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella
Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum

🌿

Plants15 species

summer

2025

Mistletoe · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Soft-rush · Bramble · Yorkshire-fog +10

MistletoeViscum album
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,674 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

autumn

2026

Grey Heron · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Mute Swan · Blackbird +40

Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Great TitParus major2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
CootFulica atra2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects76 species

summer

2025

Anthocomus rufus · Sarcophaga · Nut Leaf Blister Moth · Knopper Gall Causer · Arboridia ribauti +71

Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus
SarcophagaSarcophaga
Nut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryli
Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic
Arboridia ribautiArboridia ribauti
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Speckled Bittersweet MothAcrolepia autumnitella
Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic
Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic
Oyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamic
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic
SwallowtailPapilio machaon
White-spot Sallow DotEctoedemia intimella
Three-spot DotStigmella trimaculella
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Andromeda LacebugStephanitis takeyai
Cicadula floriCicadula flori
Ribautiana ulmiRibautiana ulmi
Populicerus confususPopulicerus confusus
Stenocranus majorStenocranus major
Cicadula frontalisCicadula frontalis
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda
Aulagromyza heringiiAulagromyza heringii
Cicadula quadrinotataCicadula quadrinotata
Macrosteles sardusMacrosteles sardus
Ribautiana debilisRibautiana debilis
Fagocyba cruentaFagocyba cruenta
Edwardsiana lethierryiEdwardsiana lethierryi
Lindbergina aurovittataLindbergina aurovittata
Linnavuoriana decempunctataLinnavuoriana decempunctata
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Apple Leaf SkeletonizerChoreutis pariana
Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Phytomyza aquilegiaePhytomyza aquilegiae
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis
Phytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzina
ArocatusArocatus
Psallus (Psallus) falleniPsallus (Psallus) falleni
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
Smooth-spangle CauserNeuroterus albipes f. agamic
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Bridgman’s Bean-gallerEuura bridgmanii
Phaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicae
Dasineura plicatrixDasineura plicatrix
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Rabdophaga marginemtorquensRabdophaga marginemtorquens
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Urophora carduiUrophora cardui
Straw DotRivula sericealis
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
Willow Bent-wingPhyllocnistis saligna
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
Hazel leaf-minerPhyllonorycter nicellii
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Common Ridge-backEpermenia chaerophyllella
Amauromyza flavifronsAmauromyza flavifrons
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cherry Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. agamic
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Phytomyza pastinacae/spondyliiPhytomyza pastinacae/spondylii
Nut-tree DotStigmella microtheriella
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Iteomyia majorIteomyia major
Small Beech DotStigmella tityrella
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus
Brown ArgusAricia agestis
Painted LadyVanessa cardui

🍄

Fungi7 species

summerautumn

2025

Scarlet Caterpillarclub · Phyllactinia mali · Blackening Waxcap · False Chanterelle · Physcia tenella +2

Scarlet CaterpillarclubCordyceps militaris
Phyllactinia maliPhyllactinia mali
Blackening WaxcapHygrocybe conica
False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca
Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella
Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum

🌿

Plants15 species

summer

2025

Mistletoe · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Soft-rush · Bramble · Yorkshire-fog +10

MistletoeViscum album
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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