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Public open space

1 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.76040, -1.15467

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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
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Playground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Peziza, Oyster Mushroom, Wood Blewits +23 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Peziza, Oyster Mushroom, Wood Blewits +23 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Floating Pennywort, Elder, Orange Balsam +132 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Floating Pennywort, Elder, Orange Balsam +132 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Long-winged Cone-head +161 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Long-winged Cone-head +161 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Hawthorn, Water Mint +19 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Strancliffe Lanebridleway · 300 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 300 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cotes Road, Barrow upon Soar

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cotes Road, Barrow upon Soar

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