Mixed woodland near Shoby
2 ha
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.76755, -0.98337
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route232 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route98 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route381 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 381 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route127 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 127 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Footpath from field through woodland strip to A6006 east of Shoby Lodge
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Wildlife to spot
42,145 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
42,145 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +32
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Muntjac · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Ashy Mining Bee · Sylvicola · Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · 22-spot Ladybird · Brimstone +16
- Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025
- SylvicolaSylvicola
- Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
- PeacockAglais io
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
42,145 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +32
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Muntjac · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Ashy Mining Bee · Sylvicola · Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · 22-spot Ladybird · Brimstone +16
- Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025
- SylvicolaSylvicola
- Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
- PeacockAglais io
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Firethorn Leaf Miner
Firethorn Leaf Miner
Phyllonorycter leucographella
Phyllonorycter leucographella
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Scolopostethus thomsoniScolopostethus thomsoni2025Scolopostethus thomsoniScolopostethus thomsoni2025European CinchbugIschnodemus sabuleti2025European CinchbugIschnodemus sabuleti2025Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps2025Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps2025Himacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) major2025Himacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) major2025Cymus melanocephalusCymus melanocephalus2025Cymus melanocephalusCymus melanocephalus2025Drymus (Sylvadrymus) pumilioDrymus (Sylvadrymus) pumilio2025Drymus (Sylvadrymus) pumilioDrymus (Sylvadrymus) pumilio2025Zyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellaris2025Zyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellaris2025Eupteryx thoulessiEupteryx thoulessi2025Eupteryx thoulessiEupteryx thoulessi2025Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus2025Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus2025Agallia brachypteraAgallia brachyptera2025Agallia brachypteraAgallia brachyptera2025Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa2025Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa2025Anakelisia fasciataAnakelisia fasciata2025Anakelisia fasciataAnakelisia fasciata2025Virgichneumon albilineatusVirgichneumon albilineatus2025Virgichneumon albilineatusVirgichneumon albilineatus2025Events & activities nearby
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