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52.61809, -1.13936
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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 283m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 283m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +173 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +173 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daisy, Yarrow, Meadow Buttercup +87 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Daisy, Yarrow, Meadow Buttercup +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Chicken Of The Woods, Puccinia lapsanae, Common Bird's Nest +3 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Chicken Of The Woods, Puccinia lapsanae, Common Bird's Nest +3 more · last seen 2026
Varies
Plants — Elder, Bramble, Hawthorn +8 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Blaby Village Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
164 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 NCN 6 Flood Diversion Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Leicester 'Route 2' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map West End Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref West End Way Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Aylestone Road at the Raw Dykes
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Wildlife to spot
48,648 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 48,648 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Redwing · Blackcap +43
Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Goosander Mergus merganser Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Canada Goose Branta canadensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Common Gull Larus canus Rock Dove Columba livia Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025 Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tristis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Metidiocerus rutilans · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Large Willow Aphid · 24-spot Ladybird · Peacock +18
Metidiocerus rutilans Metidiocerus rutilans Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Peacock Aglais io Comma 🍄 Fungi 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Puccinia lapsanae · Common Bird's Nest · Glistening Inkcap
Puccinia lapsanae Puccinia lapsanae Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus2025 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Flowering Currant · Sweet Violet · Lesser Celandine · Yarrow · Polypodium vulgare +2
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Yarrow Achillea millefolium Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare2025 Italian Alder Alnus cordata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 48,648 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Redwing · Blackcap +43
Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Goosander Mergus merganser Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Canada Goose Branta canadensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Common Gull Larus canus Rock Dove Columba livia Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025 Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tristis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Metidiocerus rutilans · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Large Willow Aphid · 24-spot Ladybird · Peacock +18
Metidiocerus rutilans Metidiocerus rutilans Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Peacock Aglais io Comma 🍄 Fungi 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Puccinia lapsanae · Common Bird's Nest · Glistening Inkcap
Puccinia lapsanae Puccinia lapsanae Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus2025 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Flowering Currant · Sweet Violet · Lesser Celandine · Yarrow · Polypodium vulgare +2
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Yarrow Achillea millefolium Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare2025 Italian Alder Alnus cordata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Polygonia c-album
Polygonia c-album
Asaphes vulgaris Asaphes vulgaris
Asaphes vulgaris Asaphes vulgaris
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Stenomalina gracilis Stenomalina gracilis
Stenomalina gracilis Stenomalina gracilis
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis2025
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis2025
Scolopostethus thomsoni Scolopostethus thomsoni2025
Scolopostethus thomsoni Scolopostethus thomsoni2025
Linnavuoriana sexmaculata Linnavuoriana sexmaculata2025
Linnavuoriana sexmaculata Linnavuoriana sexmaculata2025
Cardiastethus fasciiventris Cardiastethus fasciiventris2025
Cardiastethus fasciiventris Cardiastethus fasciiventris2025
Eupteryx urticae Eupteryx urticae2025
Eupteryx urticae Eupteryx urticae2025
Psylla alni Psylla alni2025
Psylla alni Psylla alni2025
Ribautiana debilis Ribautiana debilis2025
Ribautiana debilis Ribautiana debilis2025
Laburnum Leaf Miner Leucoptera laburnella2025
Laburnum Leaf Miner Leucoptera laburnella2025
Crypturaphis grassii Crypturaphis grassii2025
Crypturaphis grassii Crypturaphis grassii2025
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2025
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