Plan your visit
🎠Play🦋Insects🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
52.55319, -1.19637
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐝73+ species of insects recorded here — summer is peak season; Hebrew Character and Common Quaker are among those observed
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 116m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐝73+ species of insects recorded here — summer is peak season; Hebrew Character and Common Quaker are among those observed
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 116m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hebrew Character, Common Quaker, Large Yellow Underwing +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Robin +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
Mammals — Common Shrew, Muntjac, Bank Vole +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bridleway V53Walking route▾
Named routeRef V53
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Bridleway V44Walking route▾
Named routeRef V44
Blaby Village Heritage TrailWalking route▾
41 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
Main RouteCycling route17 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
43,722 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
43,722 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds5 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Moorhen · Mallard · Robin · Pheasant · Kestrel
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Common Shrew · Muntjac · Bank Vole · Hedgehog
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects73 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Hebrew Character · Common Quaker · Large Yellow Underwing · Lesser Yellow Underwing · Small Quaker +68
- Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
- Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
- Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2025
- Small QuakerOrthosia cruda
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 +1
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
43,722 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds5 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Moorhen · Mallard · Robin · Pheasant · Kestrel
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Common Shrew · Muntjac · Bank Vole · Hedgehog
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects73 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Hebrew Character · Common Quaker · Large Yellow Underwing · Lesser Yellow Underwing · Small Quaker +68
- Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
- Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
- Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2025
- Small QuakerOrthosia cruda
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 +1
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Shuttle-shaped Dart
Shuttle-shaped Dart
Agrotis puta2025
Agrotis puta2025
Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2025Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2025Clouded DrabOrthosia incertaClouded DrabOrthosia incertaGarden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2025Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2025Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciataDouble-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciataNovember Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2025November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2025Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2025Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2025Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2025Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2025Early GreyXylocampa areolaEarly GreyXylocampa areolaTurnip MothAgrotis segetum2025Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2025Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2025Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2025Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2025Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2025Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2025Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2025Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025Oak 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 lychnidis2025Black RusticAporophyla nigra2025Black RusticAporophyla nigra2025Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2025Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2025Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis2025Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis2025Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2025Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2025Common WainscotMythimna pallens2025Common WainscotMythimna pallens2025Early ThornSelenia dentariaEarly ThornSelenia dentariaMulleinCucullia verbasciMulleinCucullia verbasciTwin-spotted QuakerAnorthoa mundaTwin-spotted QuakerAnorthoa mundaMarch TubicDiurnea fagellaMarch TubicDiurnea fagella7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataShoulder 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 kadenii2025Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2025Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Pterocomma salicisPterocomma salicis2025Pterocomma salicisPterocomma salicis2025Yellow-tailEuproctis similis2025Yellow-tailEuproctis similis2025Dewick's PlusiaMacdunnoughia confusa2025Dewick's PlusiaMacdunnoughia confusa2025Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2025Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2025Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2025Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2025Rush VeneerNomophila noctuella2025Rush VeneerNomophila noctuella2025Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2025Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2025Dark Sword-grassAgrotis ipsilon2025Dark Sword-grassAgrotis ipsilon2025Acericerus ribautiAcericerus ribauti2025Acericerus ribautiAcericerus ribauti2025Scarce Bordered StrawHelicoverpa armigera2025Scarce Bordered StrawHelicoverpa armigera2025Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2025Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2025Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2025Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2025Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2025Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2025Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata2025Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata2025Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2025Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2025Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2025Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2025Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2025Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2025Riband WaveIdaea aversata2025Riband WaveIdaea aversata2025Events & activities nearby
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