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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.56046, -1.17403
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦30+ 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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦30+ 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 on site — 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 +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Moorhen, Robin, Woodpigeon +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Willow Beauty, Shuttle-shaped Dart +186 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 · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Bridleway V44Walking route▾
Named routeRef V44
Blaby Village Heritage TrailWalking route▾
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
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Wildlife to spot
51,834 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
51,834 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
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
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
- Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes
Sarcoscypha · Crystal Brain · Glistening Inkcap · Golden Scalycap
- SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha
- Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Golden ScalycapPholiota aurivella2025
Cleavers · Common Chickweed · Dandelion · Red Dead-nettle · Shining Crane's-bill
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
51,834 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
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
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
- Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes
Sarcoscypha · Crystal Brain · Glistening Inkcap · Golden Scalycap
- SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha
- Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Golden ScalycapPholiota aurivella2025
Cleavers · Common Chickweed · Dandelion · Red Dead-nettle · Shining Crane's-bill
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciataDouble-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciataNovember Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2025November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2025Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2025Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2025Early GreyXylocampa areolaEarly GreyXylocampa areolaTurnip MothAgrotis segetum2025Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2025Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2025Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2025Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataOak BeautyBiston stratariaOak BeautyBiston stratariaWhite-pointMythimna albipuncta2025White-pointMythimna albipuncta2025Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2025Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2025Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2025Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2025Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2025Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2025Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2025Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2025Black RusticAporophyla nigra2025Black RusticAporophyla nigra2025Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2025Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2025Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2025Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2025Early ThornSelenia dentariaEarly ThornSelenia dentariaMulleinCucullia verbasciMulleinCucullia verbasciTwin-spotted QuakerAnorthoa mundaTwin-spotted QuakerAnorthoa mundaMarch TubicDiurnea fagellaMarch TubicDiurnea fagellaShoulder StripeEarophila badiataShoulder StripeEarophila badiataMarch MothAlsophila aesculariaMarch MothAlsophila aesculariaGrey Shoulder-knotLithophane ornitopusGrey Shoulder-knotLithophane ornitopusDotted BorderAgriopis marginariaDotted BorderAgriopis marginariaPale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosariaPale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosariaChestnutConistra vacciniiChestnutConistra vacciniiDecember MothPoecilocampa populi2025December MothPoecilocampa populi2025Winter MothOperophtera brumata2025Winter MothOperophtera brumata2025Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2025Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2025Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2025Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2025Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2025Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2025Spruce CarpetThera britannica2025Spruce CarpetThera britannica2025Least CarpetIdaea rusticata2025Least CarpetIdaea rusticata2025Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2025Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2025Clancy's RusticCaradrina kadenii2025Clancy's RusticCaradrina kadenii2025Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis2025Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis2025Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2025Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2025Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2025Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Pterocomma salicisPterocomma salicis2025Pterocomma salicisPterocomma salicis2025Yellow-tailEuproctis similis2025Yellow-tailEuproctis similis2025Dewick's PlusiaMacdunnoughia confusa2025Dewick's PlusiaMacdunnoughia confusa2025Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2025Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2025Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2025Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2025Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2025Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2025Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2025Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2025Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2025Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2025