Moated site with fishpond at Dunton Bassett
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.51007, -1.19460
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 102m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 102m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Golden Dot, Hawthorn Parornix, Phytomyza glechomae +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Spear Thistle +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Bridleway V53Walking route▾
Named routeRef V53
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Bridleway V44Walking route▾
Named routeRef V44
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route625 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 625 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 50Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km▾
Named routeRef 50Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route367 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 367 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Loves Lanebridleway · 380 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 380 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
14,001 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,001 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds20 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Wigeon · Kestrel · Yellow-legged Gull +15
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects14 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Phytomyza glechomae · Golden Dot · Rondaniola bursaria · Phytomyza chaerophylli · Marble Gall Causer +9
- Phytomyza glechomaePhytomyza glechomae
- Golden DotStigmella aurella
- Rondaniola bursariaRondaniola bursaria
- Phytomyza chaerophylliPhytomyza chaerophylli
- Marble Gall CauserAndricus kollari f. agamic
- Helophilus pendulus
Lepraria incana s. lat. · Lecidella elaeochroma · Candlesnuff Fungus · Coesyn Melfed · Common Orange Lichen
- Lepraria incana s. lat.Lepraria incana s. lat.
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
🌿Plants4 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Ground-elder · Hop · Opium Poppy · Common Spotted-orchid
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
- HopHumulus lupulus
- Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,001 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds20 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Wigeon · Kestrel · Yellow-legged Gull +15
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects14 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Phytomyza glechomae · Golden Dot · Rondaniola bursaria · Phytomyza chaerophylli · Marble Gall Causer +9
- Phytomyza glechomaePhytomyza glechomae
- Golden DotStigmella aurella
- Rondaniola bursariaRondaniola bursaria
- Phytomyza chaerophylliPhytomyza chaerophylli
- Marble Gall CauserAndricus kollari f. agamic
- Helophilus pendulus
Lepraria incana s. lat. · Lecidella elaeochroma · Candlesnuff Fungus · Coesyn Melfed · Common Orange Lichen
- Lepraria incana s. lat.Lepraria incana s. lat.
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
🌿Plants4 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Ground-elder · Hop · Opium Poppy · Common Spotted-orchid
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
- HopHumulus lupulus
- Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefoliiMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefoliiMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefoliiMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefoliiBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaCommon CarpetEpirrhoe alternataCommon CarpetEpirrhoe alternataThistle ErmineMyelois circumvolutaThistle ErmineMyelois circumvolutaSilver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanataSilver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanataBlood-veinTimandra comaeBlood-veinTimandra comaeChimney SweepOdezia atrataChimney SweepOdezia atrataSpeckled WoodPararge aegeriaSpeckled WoodPararge aegeria