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🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › North West Leicestershire Getting here
52.80240, -1.34165
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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Dandelion, Common Nettle +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +76 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +38 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Hogweed, Dandelion +50 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Hogweed, Dandelion +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Monilinia fructigena · last seen 2025; Fungi — Monilinia fructigena · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Derby Nomad Way Walking route 79 km ▾
Named route Length 79 km Regional walking route
Show on map Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Ivanhoe Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 69 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cloud Trail Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Cloud Trail Greenway Local cycle route
Show on map Route 52 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 52 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 15 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 National Cycle Network
Show on map Hathern <> Kegworth Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map East Midlands Airport Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
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Wildlife to spot
4,436 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,436 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Dunnock · Blackcap · Chiffchaff · Pheasant +27
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 28 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Sphaerophoria scripta +23
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Monilinia fructigena
Monilinia fructigena Monilinia fructigena Pedunculate Oak · Male-fern · Field Bindweed · Common Knapweed · Herb-Robert +11
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,436 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Dunnock · Blackcap · Chiffchaff · Pheasant +27
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 28 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Sphaerophoria scripta +23
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Monilinia fructigena
Monilinia fructigena Monilinia fructigena Pedunculate Oak · Male-fern · Field Bindweed · Common Knapweed · Herb-Robert +11
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus2025
Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2025
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2025
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2025
Wayward Sawfly Tenthredo temula2025
Wayward Sawfly Tenthredo temula2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Privet Strider Macrophya punctumalbum2025
Privet Strider Macrophya punctumalbum2025
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare
Aspen Populus tremula
Aspen Populus tremula
White Bryony Bryonia dioica
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