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Places › England › East Midlands › Blaby Getting here
52.61214, -1.18500
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Moorhen, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Moorhen, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Dandelion +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Migrant Hawker, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +107 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +107 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Groundsel, Greater Plantain +93 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Groundsel, Greater Plantain +93 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Blaby Village Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
159 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Leicester 'Route 3' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Leicester 'Route 2' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map West End Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref West End Way Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Playing field at the Mossdale Meadows
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Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
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Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic
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Speckled Holm Oak Dot Ectoedemia heringella
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Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
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Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
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Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
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Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
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Plantago coronopus
Plantago coronopus
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Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
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Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2025
Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum2025
Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum2025
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Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
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Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
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Silverweed Potentilla anserina2025
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Dog-rose Rosa canina2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
White Willow Salix alba2025
White Willow Salix alba2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
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Osier Salix viminalis2025
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