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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Places › England › East Midlands › Leicester Getting here
52.58156, -1.15392
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Dandelion, Bramble, Hawthorn +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +87 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Shaggy Bracket, Pear Rust +7 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Shaggy Bracket, Pear Rust +7 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dandelion, Cleavers, Daisy +96 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dandelion, Cleavers, Daisy +96 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Blaby Village Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
The Jitty public footpath · 329 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 329 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 83 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Inner Ringway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Inner Ringway Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
24,860 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,860 records · National Biodiversity Network Long-tailed Tit · Mallard · Jackdaw · Magpie · Great Tit +37
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Pipistrelle · Badger · Noctule · Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat +3
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Badger Meles meles Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Myotis Bat species Myotis2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Oak Bush-cricket · Apion frumentarium +16
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025 Aquarius paludum Aquarius paludum 🍄 Fungi 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Shaggy Bracket · Pear Rust
Shaggy Bracket Inonotus hispidus Pear Rust Gymnosporangium sabinae Wood Avens · Herb-Robert · Great Mullein · Fat-hen · Petty Spurge +15
Wood Avens Geum urbanum Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus Fat-hen Chenopodium album Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Tubular Water-dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,860 records · National Biodiversity Network Long-tailed Tit · Mallard · Jackdaw · Magpie · Great Tit +37
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Pipistrelle · Badger · Noctule · Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat +3
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Badger Meles meles Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Myotis Bat species Myotis2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Oak Bush-cricket · Apion frumentarium +16
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025 Aquarius paludum Aquarius paludum 🍄 Fungi 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Shaggy Bracket · Pear Rust
Shaggy Bracket Inonotus hispidus Pear Rust Gymnosporangium sabinae Wood Avens · Herb-Robert · Great Mullein · Fat-hen · Petty Spurge +15
Wood Avens Geum urbanum Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus Fat-hen Chenopodium album Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Tubular Water-dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025
Bat Chiroptera2025
Bat Chiroptera2025 2025
2025
Urophora cardui Urophora cardui2025
Urophora cardui Urophora cardui2025
Peacock Aglais io2025
Peacock Aglais io2025
Shining Alder Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter klemannella2025
Shining Alder Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter klemannella2025
Poplar Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter comparella2025
Poplar Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter comparella2025
Large White Pieris brassicae2025
Large White Pieris brassicae2025
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Oak-apple Causer Biorhiza pallida f. sexual2025
Oak-apple Causer Biorhiza pallida f. sexual2025
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2025
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2025
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Tipula oleracea Tipula oleracea2025
Tipula oleracea Tipula oleracea2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Yellow-flowered Strawberry Potentilla indica
Yellow-flowered Strawberry Potentilla indica
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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