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Nailstone Gorse

3 ha

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.66358, -1.39890

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿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

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Brambling, Greenfinch, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Brambling, Greenfinch, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Autumn Hawkbit, Beech +36 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, 7-spot Ladybird, Rhamphus oxyacanthae +107 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, 7-spot Ladybird, Rhamphus oxyacanthae +107 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Meadowsweet, Common Knapweed, Autumn Hawkbit +292 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Meadowsweet, Common Knapweed, Autumn Hawkbit +292 more · last seen 2023

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Greening Coral, Puccinia pseudosphaeria, Giant Puffball +5 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Greening Coral, Puccinia pseudosphaeria, Giant Puffball +5 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route52 m
Named routeRef 63Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route576 m
Named routeLength 576 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route5 m
Named routeLength 5 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Nailstone Gorse

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Nailstone Gorse

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🏞️MARKET BOSWORTH PARKCountry park4.6 km→🌱Market Bosworth Country ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Penny Wakefield Community WoodlandUrban park4.7 km→🌱Sence Valley Country ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Bosworth ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Penny Wakefield Community WoodlandUrban park4.6 km→

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