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52.63564, -1.18784
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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 228m 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 228m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Splitgill, Arrhenia rickenii, Hen Of The Woods +10 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Splitgill, Arrhenia rickenii, Hen Of The Woods +10 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, 7-spot Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly +144 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, 7-spot Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly +144 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daisy, Common Nettle, Greater Plantain +85 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Daisy, Common Nettle, Greater Plantain +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Dandelion +14 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Forest Way Walking route ▾
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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
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Named route Ref West End Way Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref Inner Ringway Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
41,520 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 41,520 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon +22
Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Hornet Hoverfly · Rosemary Beetle · Oak Bush-cricket · Red Admiral · Dark-edged Bee-fly +13
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025 🍄 Fungi 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Splitgill · Arrhenia rickenii · Giant Polypore · Hen Of The Woods
Splitgill Schizophyllum commune Arrhenia rickenii Arrhenia rickenii2025 Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus2025 Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa2025 🌿 Plants 10 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Cherry Plum · Hazel · Common Sorrel · Wellingtonia · Holly +5
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Hazel Corylus avellana Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025 Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum2025 Holly Ilex aquifolium2025 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 41,520 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon +22
Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Hornet Hoverfly · Rosemary Beetle · Oak Bush-cricket · Red Admiral · Dark-edged Bee-fly +13
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025 🍄 Fungi 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Splitgill · Arrhenia rickenii · Giant Polypore · Hen Of The Woods
Splitgill Schizophyllum commune Arrhenia rickenii Arrhenia rickenii2025 Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus2025 Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa2025 🌿 Plants 10 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Cherry Plum · Hazel · Common Sorrel · Wellingtonia · Holly +5
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Hazel Corylus avellana Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025 Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum2025 Holly Ilex aquifolium2025 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2025
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2025
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Shining Dogwood Cutter Antispila metallella2025
Shining Dogwood Cutter Antispila metallella2025
Orthotylus (Parapachylops) caprai Orthotylus (Parapachylops) caprai2025
Orthotylus (Parapachylops) caprai Orthotylus (Parapachylops) caprai2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025 2025
2025
Western Balsam-poplar Populus trichocarpa2025
Western Balsam-poplar Populus trichocarpa2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025 