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Places › England › East Midlands › Blaby Getting here
52.56053, -1.17401
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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Willow Beauty, Shuttle-shaped Dart +186 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Willow Beauty, Shuttle-shaped Dart +186 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Robin, Woodpigeon +27 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Robin, Woodpigeon +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Sarcoscypha, Crystal Brain, Glistening Inkcap +1 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Sarcoscypha, Crystal Brain, Glistening Inkcap +1 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Shining Crane's-bill, Cleavers, Common Chickweed +2 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Shining Crane's-bill, Cleavers, Common Chickweed +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Bridleway V44 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref V44
Show on map Blaby Village Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 National Cycle Network
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
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 57 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 57 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 30 m ▾
Named route Length 30 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
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Wildlife to spot
51,832 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 51,832 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie +25
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Common Shrew · Muntjac · Bank Vole · Hedgehog
Common Shrew Sorex araneus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 58 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Hebrew Character · Common Quaker · Small Quaker · Large Yellow Underwing · Clouded Drab +53
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025 Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes Sarcoscypha · Crystal Brain · Glistening Inkcap · Golden Scalycap
Sarcoscypha Sarcoscypha Crystal Brain Exidia nucleata Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus Golden Scalycap Pholiota aurivella2025 Shining Crane's-bill · Cleavers · Common Chickweed · Dandelion · Red Dead-nettle
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Cleavers Galium aparine Common Chickweed Stellaria media Dandelion Taraxacum Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 51,832 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie +25
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Common Shrew · Muntjac · Bank Vole · Hedgehog
Common Shrew Sorex araneus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 58 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Hebrew Character · Common Quaker · Small Quaker · Large Yellow Underwing · Clouded Drab +53
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025 Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes Sarcoscypha · Crystal Brain · Glistening Inkcap · Golden Scalycap
Sarcoscypha Sarcoscypha Crystal Brain Exidia nucleata Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus Golden Scalycap Pholiota aurivella2025 Shining Crane's-bill · Cleavers · Common Chickweed · Dandelion · Red Dead-nettle
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Cleavers Galium aparine Common Chickweed Stellaria media Dandelion Taraxacum Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2025
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2025
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta2025
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta2025
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2025
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2025
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2025
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2025
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2025
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2025
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2025
Double-square Spot Xestia triangulum2025
Double-square Spot Xestia triangulum2025
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria
Mullein Cucullia verbasci
Mullein Cucullia verbasci
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2025
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2025
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2025
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2025
Least Carpet Idaea rusticata2025
Least Carpet Idaea rusticata2025
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2025
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2025
Clancy's Rustic Caradrina kadenii2025
Clancy's Rustic Caradrina kadenii2025
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2025
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis2025
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis2025
Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria2025
Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Pterocomma salicis Pterocomma salicis2025
Pterocomma salicis Pterocomma salicis2025
Yellow-tail Euproctis similis2025
Yellow-tail Euproctis similis2025
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2025
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2025
Dewick's Plusia Macdunnoughia confusa2025
Dewick's Plusia Macdunnoughia confusa2025
Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago2025
Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago2025
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2025
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2025
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata2025
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata2025
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella2025
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella2025
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2025
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2025 