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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.54401, -0.99761
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦33+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Whitethroat and Starling
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 119m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦33+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Whitethroat and Starling
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 119m 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 — Whitethroat, Starling, Blackcap +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Whitethroat, Starling, Blackcap +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, 22-spot Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Greater Plantain, Dandelion, Perennial Rye-grass +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route860 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 860 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.7 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 4.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route217 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
The motte is all that remains of Kibworth Harcourt castle
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
17,286 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,286 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springsummer
2026▾
Whitethroat · Starling · Blackcap · Robin · Wren +28
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Otter · Rabbit · Badger
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- OtterLutra lutra
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles2023
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · 22-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria +16
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2024
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Cuckoo-Spit Insect
🍄Fungi2 species
springwinter
2025▾
Yellow Brain · Root Rot
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- Root RotHeterobasidion annosum
🌿Plants71 species
springsummer
2026▾
Greater Plantain · Dandelion · Perennial Rye-grass · White Clover · Creeping Buttercup +66
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
- DandelionTaraxacum2025
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
- White CloverTrifolium repens2025
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,286 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springsummer
2026▾
Whitethroat · Starling · Blackcap · Robin · Wren +28
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Otter · Rabbit · Badger
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- OtterLutra lutra
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles2023
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · 22-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria +16
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2024
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Cuckoo-Spit Insect
🍄Fungi2 species
springwinter
2025▾
Yellow Brain · Root Rot
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- Root RotHeterobasidion annosum
🌿Plants71 species
springsummer
2026▾
Greater Plantain · Dandelion · Perennial Rye-grass · White Clover · Creeping Buttercup +66
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
- DandelionTaraxacum2025
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
- White CloverTrifolium repens2025
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Philaenus spumarius
Philaenus spumarius
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataBrimstoneGonepteryx rhamniBrimstoneGonepteryx rhamniLarge WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Orsillus depressusOrsillus depressus2023Orsillus depressusOrsillus depressus2023Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2023Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2023Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023PeacockAglais io2023PeacockAglais io2023Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2023Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2023Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2023Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2023Daisy
Daisy
Bellis perennis2025
Bellis perennis2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2025Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2025Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2025Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025Stinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaBlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2025Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2025Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2025Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2023Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2023Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2023Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2023Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2023Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2023Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2023Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2023Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2023Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2023HemlockConium maculatum2023HemlockConium maculatum2023Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2023Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2023Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2023Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023Field PansyViola arvensis2023Field PansyViola arvensis2023Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2023Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2023Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2023Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2023Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2023Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2023Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2023Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2023Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2023False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2023Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2023Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2023Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2023Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2023Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2023Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2023Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2023Black MedickMedicago lupulina2023Black MedickMedicago lupulina2023Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2023Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2023Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2023Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2023Events & activities nearby
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