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52.73669, -1.15581
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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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Turkeytail, Yellow Brain, Blushing Bracket +85 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Turkeytail, Yellow Brain, Blushing Bracket +85 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Mallard +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Mallard +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Large Yellow Underwing, Limnephilus lunatus +227 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Large Yellow Underwing, Limnephilus lunatus +227 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dog's Mercury, Lords-and-Ladies, Common Chickweed +60 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Lords-and-Ladies, Common Chickweed +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Chickweed, White Dead-nettle, Hazel +20 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map National Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Betty Henser's Lane public footpath · 407 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 407 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map 48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Fosse2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
44,102 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 44,102 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Mallard · Blue Tit · Jay · Pied Wagtail +16
Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Squirrel · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Quaker · Hebrew Character · Clouded Drab · Peacock · March Moth +19
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta Peacock Aglais io March Moth Alsophila aescularia Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Turkeytail · Sarcoscypha · Blushing Bracket · Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Witch's Butter +27
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor Sarcoscypha Sarcoscypha Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta Oyster Mushroom 🌿 Plants 41 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dog's Mercury · Lords-and-Ladies · Common Chickweed · Great Wood-rush · Honeysuckle +36
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Common Chickweed Stellaria media Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Holly Ilex aquifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 44,102 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Mallard · Blue Tit · Jay · Pied Wagtail +16
Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Squirrel · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Quaker · Hebrew Character · Clouded Drab · Peacock · March Moth +19
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta Peacock Aglais io March Moth Alsophila aescularia Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Turkeytail · Sarcoscypha · Blushing Bracket · Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Witch's Butter +27
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor Sarcoscypha Sarcoscypha Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta Oyster Mushroom 🌿 Plants 41 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dog's Mercury · Lords-and-Ladies · Common Chickweed · Great Wood-rush · Honeysuckle +36
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Common Chickweed Stellaria media Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Holly Ilex aquifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Brindled Pug Eupithecia abbreviata
Brindled Pug Eupithecia abbreviata
Water Carpet Lampropteryx suffumata
Water Carpet Lampropteryx suffumata
Waved Umber Menophra abruptaria
Waved Umber Menophra abruptaria
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Comma Polygonia c-album
Comma Polygonia c-album
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Yellow Horned Achlya flavicornis
Yellow Horned Achlya flavicornis
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Agonopterix Agonopterix
Agonopterix Agonopterix
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Common Bagworm Psyche casta
Common Bagworm Psyche casta Pleurotus ostreatus
Pleurotus ostreatus
Ramalina farinacea Ramalina farinacea
Ramalina farinacea Ramalina farinacea
Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat. Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.
Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat. Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Oak Moss Evernia prunastri
Oak Moss Evernia prunastri
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes
Wrinkled Crust Phlebia radiata2025
Wrinkled Crust Phlebia radiata2025
Lepraria incana s. lat. Lepraria incana s. lat.
Lepraria incana s. lat. Lepraria incana s. lat.
Parmotrema perlatum Parmotrema perlatum
Parmotrema perlatum Parmotrema perlatum
Erythricium aurantiacum Erythricium aurantiacum
Erythricium aurantiacum Erythricium aurantiacum
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Crystal Brain Exidia nucleata
Crystal Brain Exidia nucleata
Crepidotus Crepidotus
Crepidotus Crepidotus
Lecidella elaeochroma Lecidella elaeochroma
Lecidella elaeochroma Lecidella elaeochroma
Peziza Peziza
Peziza Peziza
Wood Blewits Lepista nuda
Wood Blewits Lepista nuda
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum
Spring Hazelcup Encoelia furfuracea
Spring Hazelcup Encoelia furfuracea
Common Jelly Spot Dacrymyces stillatus
Common Jelly Spot Dacrymyces stillatus
Collared Earthstar Geastrum michelianum
Collared Earthstar Geastrum michelianum
Netted Shield Lichen Parmelia sulcata
Netted Shield Lichen Parmelia sulcata
Arthonia atra Arthonia atra2025
Arthonia atra Arthonia atra2025
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus2025
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus2025
Punctelia jeckeri Punctelia jeckeri2025
Punctelia jeckeri Punctelia jeckeri2025
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina2025
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina2025 Snowdrop
Snowdrop
Galanthus nivalis
Galanthus nivalis
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea
Rusty-Back Fern Asplenium ceterach
Rusty-Back Fern Asplenium ceterach
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Red Oak Quercus rubra
Red Oak Quercus rubra
Thyme-leaved Sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia 