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🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Leicester Getting here
52.63915, -1.20995
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Common Sorrel +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Box Tree Moth +247 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Box Tree Moth +247 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Magpie +32 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Magpie +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Ribwort Plantain +57 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Ribwort Plantain +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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Named route Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
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 Inner Ringway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Inner Ringway Local cycle route
Show on map 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
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Wildlife to spot
62,832 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 62,832 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin +20
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Brown Rat · Hedgehog
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 36 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Large Yellow Underwing · Rosemary Beetle · Nomada · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Brimstone +31
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Nomada Nomada Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Peacock Aglais io Oak Moss · Physcia adscendens · Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Splitgill · Coesyn Melfed +2
Oak Moss Evernia prunastri Physcia adscendens Physcia adscendens Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Splitgill Schizophyllum commune Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes2025 Arrhenia rickenii Arrhenia rickenii2025 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Hazel · Horse-chestnut · Lungwort · Cherry Plum · Nuttall's Waterweed +2
Hazel Corylus avellana Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Nuttall's Waterweed Elodea nuttallii Rigid Hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 62,832 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin +20
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Brown Rat · Hedgehog
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 36 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Large Yellow Underwing · Rosemary Beetle · Nomada · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Brimstone +31
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Nomada Nomada Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Peacock Aglais io Oak Moss · Physcia adscendens · Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Splitgill · Coesyn Melfed +2
Oak Moss Evernia prunastri Physcia adscendens Physcia adscendens Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Splitgill Schizophyllum commune Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes2025 Arrhenia rickenii Arrhenia rickenii2025 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Hazel · Horse-chestnut · Lungwort · Cherry Plum · Nuttall's Waterweed +2
Hazel Corylus avellana Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Nuttall's Waterweed Elodea nuttallii Rigid Hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Early Bumblebee
Early Bumblebee
Bombus pratorum
Bombus pratorum
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina2025
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina2025
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025
Artichoke Gall Causer Andricus foecundatrix f. agamic
Artichoke Gall Causer Andricus foecundatrix f. agamic
Bedeguar Gall Diplolepis rosae
Bedeguar Gall Diplolepis rosae
Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic
Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Hesperocorixa linnaei Hesperocorixa linnaei
Hesperocorixa linnaei Hesperocorixa linnaei
Haliplus Haliplus
Haliplus Haliplus
Hydroporus palustris Hydroporus palustris
Hydroporus palustris Hydroporus palustris
Juniper Carpet Thera juniperata2025
Juniper Carpet Thera juniperata2025
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2025
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Idiocerus lituratus Idiocerus lituratus2025
Idiocerus lituratus Idiocerus lituratus2025
Idiocerus stigmaticalis Idiocerus stigmaticalis2025
Idiocerus stigmaticalis Idiocerus stigmaticalis2025
Rhytidodus decimusquartus Rhytidodus decimusquartus2025
Rhytidodus decimusquartus Rhytidodus decimusquartus2025
Lamprotettix nitidulus Lamprotettix nitidulus2025
Lamprotettix nitidulus Lamprotettix nitidulus2025
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha2025
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha2025
Helina evecta Helina evecta2025
Helina evecta Helina evecta2025
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2025
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2025
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta2025
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta2025
Acericerus ribauti Acericerus ribauti2025
Acericerus ribauti Acericerus ribauti2025 Glistening Inkcap
Glistening Inkcap
Coprinellus micaceus2025
Coprinellus micaceus2025
Hedge Woundwort
Hedge Woundwort
Stachys sylvatica2025
Stachys sylvatica2025
