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Peckleton Common

2 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

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52.60736, -1.28932

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄Mushroom 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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄Mushroom 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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Golden Waxcap, Blackening Waxcap, Slimy Waxcap +49 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Golden Waxcap, Blackening Waxcap, Slimy Waxcap +49 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dark Arches, Large Yellow Underwing, Heart & Dart +202 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark Arches, Large Yellow Underwing, Heart & Dart +202 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Shoveler +24 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Shoveler +24 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Pignut, Spear Thistle, Hogweed +169 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pignut, Spear Thistle, Hogweed +169 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Bridleway U52Walking route

Named routeRef U52

Leicestershire RoundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

National Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route317 m

Named routeLength 317 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route240 m

Named routeLength 240 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route902 m

Named routeLength 902 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route727 m

Named routeRef 63Length 727 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route498 m

Named routeLength 498 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

8,796 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,796 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds3 species

winterautumn

2026

Pochard · Wigeon · Shoveler

PochardAythya ferina
WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

summer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects102 species

summer

2025

Garden Grass-veneer · Dark Arches · Common Carder Bee · Common Footman · Large Yellow Underwing +97

Garden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmella
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Common FootmanEilema lurideola
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor
Smoky WainscotMythimna impura
UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Yellow Oak TortrixAleimma loeflingiana
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
YponomeutaYponomeuta
Variegated Golden TortrixArchips xylosteana
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Small Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineola
Iassus lanioIassus lanio
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa
Uncertain/RusticHoplodrina octogenaria/blanda
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Scarce FootmanEilema complana
Ash-bark Knot-hornEuzophera pinguis
Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella
Foxglove PugEupithecia pulchellata
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Leiopus linnei/nebulosusLeiopus linnei/nebulosus
Marbled Minor agg.Oligia strigilis agg.
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
Riband WaveIdaea aversata
Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula
FlameAxylia putris
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Large WhitePieris brassicae
SyrphusSyrphus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
EucosmaEucosma
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Golden-brown TubicCrassa unitella
Oak Knot-hornPhycita roborella
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic
Small RanunculusHecatera dysodea
Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata
CnephasiaCnephasia
Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus
Black ArchesLymantria monacha
Face FlyMusca autumnalis
Double-striped TabbyHypsopygia glaucinalis
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis
Hoary TortrixEucosma cana
Rosy TabbyEndotricha flammealis
ColeophoraColeophora
Dun-barCosmia trapezina
RusticHoplodrina blanda
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Barred MarbleCelypha striana
Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis
LychnisHadena bicruris
Dusky SallowEremobia ochroleuca
Common Cloaked TortrixGypsonoma dealbana
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria
Dingy FootmanEilema griseola
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta
Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata
Buff-tipPhalera bucephala
Short-cloaked MothNola cucullatella
Purple ClayDiarsia brunnea
Dusky PearlUdea prunalis
Clouded SilverLomographa temerata
Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea
Fan-footHerminia tarsipennalis
Bud MothSpilonota ocellana
Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata
Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata
Brown-barred TortrixEpagoge grotiana
VapourerOrgyia antiqua
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Bramble Shoot MothNotocelia uddmanniana
Green PugPasiphila rectangulata
CoronetCraniophora ligustri
Small Blood-veinScopula imitaria
Dusky BrocadeApamea remissa
Garden StrawAgapeta hamana
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata
Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria

🌿

Plants15 species

summer

2025

Spear Thistle · Lady's Bedstraw · Harebell · Hop · Bifid Hemp-nettle +10

Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
HopHumulus lupulus
Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida
ElmUlmus
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
Musk-mallowMalva moschata
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
BrackenPteridium aquilinum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,796 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds3 species

winterautumn

2026

Pochard · Wigeon · Shoveler

PochardAythya ferina
WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

summer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects102 species

summer

2025

Garden Grass-veneer · Dark Arches · Common Carder Bee · Common Footman · Large Yellow Underwing +97

Garden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmella
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Common FootmanEilema lurideola
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor
Smoky WainscotMythimna impura
UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Yellow Oak TortrixAleimma loeflingiana
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
YponomeutaYponomeuta
Variegated Golden TortrixArchips xylosteana
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Small Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineola
Iassus lanioIassus lanio
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa
Uncertain/RusticHoplodrina octogenaria/blanda
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Scarce FootmanEilema complana
Ash-bark Knot-hornEuzophera pinguis
Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella
Foxglove PugEupithecia pulchellata
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Leiopus linnei/nebulosusLeiopus linnei/nebulosus
Marbled Minor agg.Oligia strigilis agg.
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
Riband WaveIdaea aversata
Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula
FlameAxylia putris
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Large WhitePieris brassicae
SyrphusSyrphus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
EucosmaEucosma
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Golden-brown TubicCrassa unitella
Oak Knot-hornPhycita roborella
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic
Small RanunculusHecatera dysodea
Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata
CnephasiaCnephasia
Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus
Black ArchesLymantria monacha
Face FlyMusca autumnalis
Double-striped TabbyHypsopygia glaucinalis
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis
Hoary TortrixEucosma cana
Rosy TabbyEndotricha flammealis
ColeophoraColeophora
Dun-barCosmia trapezina
RusticHoplodrina blanda
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Barred MarbleCelypha striana
Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis
LychnisHadena bicruris
Dusky SallowEremobia ochroleuca
Common Cloaked TortrixGypsonoma dealbana
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria
Dingy FootmanEilema griseola
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta
Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata
Buff-tipPhalera bucephala
Short-cloaked MothNola cucullatella
Purple ClayDiarsia brunnea
Dusky PearlUdea prunalis
Clouded SilverLomographa temerata
Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea
Fan-footHerminia tarsipennalis
Bud MothSpilonota ocellana
Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata
Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata
Brown-barred TortrixEpagoge grotiana
VapourerOrgyia antiqua
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Bramble Shoot MothNotocelia uddmanniana
Green PugPasiphila rectangulata
CoronetCraniophora ligustri
Small Blood-veinScopula imitaria
Dusky BrocadeApamea remissa
Garden StrawAgapeta hamana
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata
Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria

🌿

Plants15 species

summer

2025

Spear Thistle · Lady's Bedstraw · Harebell · Hop · Bifid Hemp-nettle +10

Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
HopHumulus lupulus
Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida
ElmUlmus
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
Musk-mallowMalva moschata
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
BrackenPteridium aquilinum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Tim Glover · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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