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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.69428, -1.42527
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Black-headed Gull
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Black-headed Gull
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝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 — Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Tufted Duck +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Tufted Duck +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Urocystis ficariae, Cedar Cup, Entyloma ficariae +10 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Speckled Wood +160 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
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
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
69 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route118 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route659 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 659 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route327 m▾
Named routeLength 327 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Family Forest Trail (Yellow)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Family Forest TrailRound trip
Wood Farm TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Wood Farm Trail
Shell Brook TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Shell Brook TrailRound tripLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
20,621 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,621 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springautumn
2025▾
Mute Swan · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Tufted Duck +31
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TealAnas crecca
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
Otter · Mole
- OtterLutra lutra
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Harlequin Ladybird · Parent Bug · Tachina fera · Marbled White · Southern Hawker +79
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Tachina feraTachina fera
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
🍄Fungi6 species
springautumn
2026▾
Urocystis ficariae · Cedar Cup · Entyloma ficariae · Brown Rollrim · Brown Birch Bolete +1
- Urocystis ficariaeUrocystis ficariae
- Cedar CupGeopora sumneriana
- Entyloma ficariaeEntyloma ficariae
- Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus2025
- Brown Birch BoleteLeccinum scabrum2025
- Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus
🌿Plants9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Lady's Bedstraw · Great Willowherb · Rosebay Willowherb · Common Knapweed · Bird Cherry +4
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- Bird CherryPrunus padus
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,621 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springautumn
2025▾
Mute Swan · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Tufted Duck +31
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TealAnas crecca
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
Otter · Mole
- OtterLutra lutra
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Harlequin Ladybird · Parent Bug · Tachina fera · Marbled White · Southern Hawker +79
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Tachina feraTachina fera
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
🍄Fungi6 species
springautumn
2026▾
Urocystis ficariae · Cedar Cup · Entyloma ficariae · Brown Rollrim · Brown Birch Bolete +1
- Urocystis ficariaeUrocystis ficariae
- Cedar CupGeopora sumneriana
- Entyloma ficariaeEntyloma ficariae
- Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus2025
- Brown Birch BoleteLeccinum scabrum2025
- Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus
🌿Plants9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Lady's Bedstraw · Great Willowherb · Rosebay Willowherb · Common Knapweed · Bird Cherry +4
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- Bird CherryPrunus padus
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Southern Marsh-orchid
Southern Marsh-orchid
Dactylorhiza praetermissa
Dactylorhiza praetermissa
PrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfara