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Prebend Gardens

📷 David Hallam-Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.63037, -1.12232

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

11 activities

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Amanita'r Gwybed, Dryad's Saddle, Torth Felen +19 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Amanita'r Gwybed, Dryad's Saddle, Torth Felen +19 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

160 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
West End WayCycling route
Named routeRef West End WayLocal cycle route
Inner RingwayCycling route
Named routeRef Inner RingwayLocal cycle route
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Station Area, Leicester LE2

📷 David Hallam-Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Station Area, Leicester LE2

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