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Mksi Leicester Community Centre

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.64111, -1.09975

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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
  • 🛝Playground 250m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Swift, Blackcap +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Swift, Blackcap +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Cushion Bracket, Shaggy Inkcap, Pocket Plum +17 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Cushion Bracket, Shaggy Inkcap, Pocket Plum +17 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dandelion, Cleavers, Groundsel +115 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dandelion, Cleavers, Groundsel +115 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Firethorn Leaf Miner +103 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Firethorn Leaf Miner +103 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

175 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

Uppingham Road, Leicester

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Uppingham Road, Leicester

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🌱Abbey ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Abbey ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Spinney Hill ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Spinney Hill ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Evington ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Evington ParkUrban park2.3 km→

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