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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Leicester Getting here
52.61901, -1.15095
Open directionsv 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 🌿 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 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Elder, Bramble, Bulrush +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Batman Hoverfly, Common Darter +143 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Batman Hoverfly, Common Darter +143 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daisy, Elder, Ash +107 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Daisy, Elder, Ash +107 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
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Wildlife to spot
56,391 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 56,391 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Goldcrest · Great Spotted Woodpecker +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goosander Mergus merganser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mute Swan Cygnus olor Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tristis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Oak Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 24-spot Ladybird · Peacock · Comma +3
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Peacock Aglais io Comma Polygonia c-album Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus 🍄 Fungi 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Bird's Nest · Common Orange Lichen · Glistening Inkcap
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina2025 Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus2025 Lesser Celandine · Flowering Currant · Sweet Violet · Cherry Plum · Yarrow +2
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Yarrow Achillea millefolium Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2025 Polypodium vulgare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 56,391 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Goldcrest · Great Spotted Woodpecker +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goosander Mergus merganser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mute Swan Cygnus olor Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tristis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Oak Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 24-spot Ladybird · Peacock · Comma +3
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Peacock Aglais io Comma Polygonia c-album Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus 🍄 Fungi 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Bird's Nest · Common Orange Lichen · Glistening Inkcap
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina2025 Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus2025 Lesser Celandine · Flowering Currant · Sweet Violet · Cherry Plum · Yarrow +2
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Yarrow Achillea millefolium Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2025 Polypodium vulgare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Laburnum Leaf Miner Leucoptera laburnella2025
Laburnum Leaf Miner Leucoptera laburnella2025 Polypodium vulgare2025
Polypodium vulgare2025
