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📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.67649, -1.06062

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕The Hatch — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Starling, House Sparrow +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Starling, House Sparrow +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Dandelion, Bramble +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, 2-spot Ladybird, Long-winged Cone-head +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, 2-spot Ladybird, Long-winged Cone-head +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cow Parsley, White Dead-nettle, Dandelion +80 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cow Parsley, White Dead-nettle, Dandelion +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Farm visits

Farm shop

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

104 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
NCN 6 Flood Diversion RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route450 m
Named routeRef 6Length 450 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Thorpe Farm on King Street, Barkby Thorpe

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Thorpe Farm on King Street, Barkby Thorpe

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🌱Watermead Country ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Humberstone ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Humberstone ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Hamilton ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Central ParkUrban park2.6 km→🏞️WATERMEADCountry park3.2 km→

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