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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.56169, -1.17640
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦31+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 231m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦31+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 231m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Robin, Woodpigeon +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Moorhen, Robin, Woodpigeon +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Willow Beauty, Shuttle-shaped Dart +190 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Bridleway V44Walking route▾
Named routeRef V44
Blaby Village Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Westfield Closepublic footpath · 121 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 121 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route57 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 57 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route30 m▾
Named routeLength 30 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
53,326 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
53,326 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Moorhen · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie +25
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Common Shrew · Muntjac · Bank Vole · Hedgehog
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects58 species
springautumn
2026▾
Hebrew Character · Common Quaker · Small Quaker · Large Yellow Underwing · Clouded Drab +53
- Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
- Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
- Small QuakerOrthosia cruda
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
- Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta
- Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata
Sarcoscypha · Crystal Brain · Glistening Inkcap · Ruzenia spermoides · Golden Scalycap
- SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha
- Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Ruzenia spermoidesRuzenia spermoides2025
- Golden ScalycapPholiota aurivella2025
Lesser Celandine · Shining Crane's-bill · Cleavers · Common Chickweed · Dandelion +1
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
53,326 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Moorhen · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie +25
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Common Shrew · Muntjac · Bank Vole · Hedgehog
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects58 species
springautumn
2026▾
Hebrew Character · Common Quaker · Small Quaker · Large Yellow Underwing · Clouded Drab +53
- Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
- Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
- Small QuakerOrthosia cruda
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
- Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta
- Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata
Sarcoscypha · Crystal Brain · Glistening Inkcap · Ruzenia spermoides · Golden Scalycap
- SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha
- Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Ruzenia spermoidesRuzenia spermoides2025
- Golden ScalycapPholiota aurivella2025
Lesser Celandine · Shining Crane's-bill · Cleavers · Common Chickweed · Dandelion +1
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
