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Moated site with fishpond at Long Whatton

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📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.80657, -1.28549

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 208m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Twig Parachute, Pale Bramble Rust, Amanita'r Gwybed +41 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Twig Parachute, Pale Bramble Rust, Amanita'r Gwybed +41 more · last seen 2025

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Insect spotting

Insects — Ivy Bee, Scathophaga stercoraria, Dark-edged Bee-fly +75 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ivy Bee, Scathophaga stercoraria, Dark-edged Bee-fly +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Creeping Thistle +255 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Creeping Thistle +255 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Hogweed +25 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

63 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Hathern <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Drain alongside Crawshaw Close, Long Whatton

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Drain alongside Crawshaw Close, Long Whatton

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