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Places › England › East Midlands › North West Leicestershire Getting here
52.76175, -1.41220
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
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Nature reserve
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Dogs allowed — nature reserve
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🍂 Seasonal nature
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Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
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🧺 Picnic day out
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Nature reserve — public outdoor space
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Red Walk Walking route 3.8 km ▾
Named route Length 3.8 km
Show on map National Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Blue Walk Walking route 2.3 km ▾
Named route Length 2.3 km
Show on map Pink Walk Walking route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Length 1.4 km
Show on map Purple Walk Walking route 3.5 km ▾
Named route Length 3.5 km
Show on map School Lane public footpath · 234 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 234 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Nottingham Road public footpath · 23 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 23 m Path type: footway
Show on map 85 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 15 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 52 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 52 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cloud Trail Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Cloud Trail Greenway Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 118 m ▾
Named route Ref 52 Length 118 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 113 m ▾
Named route Ref 52 Length 113 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
The Tramway Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref The Tramway Trail
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About this nature reserve New Lount is a 21-hectare Local Nature Reserve in North West Leicestershire, East Midlands, England. The site includes diverse habitats such as grasslands and woodlands, where visitors can observe a variety of insects, birds, and small mammals.
Photos Pond, walkway and bench at New Lount Nature Reserve
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Wildlife to spot
18,359 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,359 records · National Biodiversity Network Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird · Wren · Treecreeper · Blue Tit +26
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Siskin Spinus spinus Raven Corvus corax Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coot Fulica atra Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tawny Owl Strix aluco Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Skylark Alauda arvensis Hedgehog · Muntjac · Badger · Mole · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 44 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Wood · Small White · Gatekeeper · Large White · Peacock +39
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Peacock Aglais io Large Skipper Heath Waxcap · Giant Polypore · Phragmidium bulbosum · Phyllactinia fraxini · Microbotryum parlatorei +4
Heath Waxcap Gliophorus laetus2024 Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus Phragmidium bulbosum Phragmidium bulbosum Phyllactinia fraxini Phyllactinia fraxini Microbotryum parlatorei Microbotryum parlatorei Sarcoscypha Sarcoscypha 🌿 Plants 13 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Cuckooflower · Winter Heliotrope · Minute Pouncewort · Lateral Cryphaea · Forked Veilwort +8
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025 Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima2025 Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025 Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,359 records · National Biodiversity Network Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird · Wren · Treecreeper · Blue Tit +26
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Siskin Spinus spinus Raven Corvus corax Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coot Fulica atra Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tawny Owl Strix aluco Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Skylark Alauda arvensis Hedgehog · Muntjac · Badger · Mole · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 44 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Wood · Small White · Gatekeeper · Large White · Peacock +39
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Peacock Aglais io Large Skipper Heath Waxcap · Giant Polypore · Phragmidium bulbosum · Phyllactinia fraxini · Microbotryum parlatorei +4
Heath Waxcap Gliophorus laetus2024 Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus Phragmidium bulbosum Phragmidium bulbosum Phyllactinia fraxini Phyllactinia fraxini Microbotryum parlatorei Microbotryum parlatorei Sarcoscypha Sarcoscypha 🌿 Plants 13 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Cuckooflower · Winter Heliotrope · Minute Pouncewort · Lateral Cryphaea · Forked Veilwort +8
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025 Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima2025 Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025 Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Pegomya Pegomya2024
Pegomya Pegomya2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Siphoninus phillyreae Siphoninus phillyreae
Siphoninus phillyreae Siphoninus phillyreae
Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata
Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Globular Gall Causer Andricus inflator f. agamic
Globular Gall Causer Andricus inflator f. agamic
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Dasineura crataegi Dasineura crataegi2024
Dasineura crataegi Dasineura crataegi2024
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2024
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2024
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2024
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2024
Dasineura rosae Dasineura rosae2024
Dasineura rosae Dasineura rosae2024
Smooth Pea Gall Diplolepis eglanteriae agg.2024
Smooth Pea Gall Diplolepis eglanteriae agg.2024
Chromatomyia primulae Chromatomyia primulae2024
Chromatomyia primulae Chromatomyia primulae2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic2024
Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic2024
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2024
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Artichoke Gall Causer Andricus foecundatrix f. agamic2024
Artichoke Gall Causer Andricus foecundatrix f. agamic2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Liriomyza amoena Liriomyza amoena2024
Liriomyza amoena Liriomyza amoena2024
Nut Leaf Blister Moth Phyllonorycter coryli2024
Nut Leaf Blister Moth Phyllonorycter coryli2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024 Meadow Waxcap
Meadow Waxcap
Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis2024
Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis2024
Splendid Waxcap Hygrocybe splendidissima2024
Splendid Waxcap Hygrocybe splendidissima2024
Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea2024
Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea2024 Even Scalewort
Even Scalewort
Radula complanata2025
Radula complanata2025
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha2025
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha2025
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2025
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2025
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2025
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2025
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans2024
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans2024
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile2024
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile2024
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia2024
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia2024
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii2024
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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