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Milton Crescent Court Yard

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.65851, -1.16476

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Visiting this summer

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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Yellow Brain, Cedar Cup, Candlesnuff Fungus +36 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Yellow Brain, Cedar Cup, Candlesnuff Fungus +36 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ivy, Lords-and-Ladies, Wild Teasel +116 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy, Lords-and-Ladies, Wild Teasel +116 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Speckled Wood, Field Grasshopper +122 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Speckled Wood, Field Grasshopper +122 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Blackthorn, Red Dead-nettle +18 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

192 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
West End WayCycling route
Named routeRef West End WayLocal cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Inner RingwayCycling route
Named routeRef Inner RingwayLocal cycle route
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Milton Crescent

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Milton Crescent

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