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52.71909, -1.36014

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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
⚽Playing fields 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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

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7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Amanita'r Gwybed, Yellow Fieldcap +21 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Amanita'r Gwybed, Yellow Fieldcap +21 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Siskin, Blue Tit, Robin +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Siskin, Blue Tit, Robin +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +268 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +268 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Ivy +108 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Ivy +108 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Leicestershire RoundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

National Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Ivanhoe WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

75 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route

Named routeRef 2Local cycle route

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Route 52Cycling route

Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route118 m

Named routeRef 52Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route113 m

Named routeRef 52Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route41 m

Named routeRef 52Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

29,644 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

29,644 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winterautumn

2026

Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +34

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
SiskinSpinus spinus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CootFulica atra2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterautumn

2026

Otter · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle

OtterLutra lutra
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025

🐝

Insects95 species

summerautumn

2025

Garden Carpet · Volucella inanis · Furness Dowd · Swallowtail · Nicrophorus investigator +90

Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella
SwallowtailPapilio machaon
Nicrophorus investigatorNicrophorus investigator
Small RanunculusHecatera dysodea
PhoenixEulithis prunata
Little GreyEudonia lacustrata
V-pugChloroclystis v-ata
White-spot Sallow DotEctoedemia intimella
Three-spot DotStigmella trimaculella
Cicadula floriCicadula flori
Andromeda LacebugStephanitis takeyai
Ribautiana ulmiRibautiana ulmi
Arboridia ribautiArboridia ribauti
Populicerus confususPopulicerus confusus
Stenocranus majorStenocranus major
Cicadula frontalisCicadula frontalis
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda
Aulagromyza heringiiAulagromyza heringii
Cicadula quadrinotataCicadula quadrinotata
Macrosteles sardusMacrosteles sardus
Maple DotStigmella aceris
Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria
Beautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexula
Australian Orange-tipTachystola acroxantha
Clifden NonpareilCatocala fraxini
Chrysoperla carnea groupChrysoperla carnea group
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis
Deep-brown DartAporophyla lueneburgensis
Black RusticAporophyla nigra
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa
Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri
Tipula confusaTipula confusa
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic
Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis
Narrow-winged GreyEudonia angustea
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua
SallowCirrhia icteritia
Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago
Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata
Nut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryli
Apple Leaf SkeletonizerChoreutis pariana
Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Phytomyza aquilegiaePhytomyza aquilegiae
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis
Phytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzina
Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic
Chevron Grass-mothAgriphila geniculea
OegoconiaOegoconia
Opsius stactogalusOpsius stactogalus
Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata
Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus
Gold SpotPlusia festucae
Copper UnderwingAmphipyra pyramidea
Straw UnderwingThalpophila matura
Brown ArgusAricia agestis
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Maple PugEupithecia inturbata
Dusky SallowEremobia ochroleuca
Plain PugEupithecia simpliciata
Lesser Cream WaveScopula immutata
Marsh MarbleEndothenia quadrimaculana
Common LutestringOchropacha duplaris
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Dusky PearlUdea prunalis
Short-cloaked MothNola cucullatella
Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata
Riband WaveIdaea aversata
Rufous TortrixClepsis consimilana
Dun-barCosmia trapezina
Common FootmanEilema lurideola
Satin Grass-mothCrambus perlella
Small RivuletPerizoma alchemillata
Clouded SilverLomographa temerata
Garden StrawAgapeta hamana
Dusky BrocadeApamea remissa
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria
Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata
Plain Golden YAutographa jota
Light ArchesApamea lithoxylaea
Eupithecia intricataEupithecia intricata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Foxglove PugEupithecia pulchellata
Small GreyEudonia mercurella
Green Oak TortrixTortrix viridana
Varied CoronetHadena compta
Marbled BeautyBryophila domestica
Lesser Tawny CrescentBatia lunaris

🍄

Fungi9 species

winterautumn

2026

Amanita'r Gwybed · Coesyn Melfed · Blushing Bracket · Candlesnuff Fungus · Silver Leaf Disease +4

Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2025
Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes
Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureum2025
Porcelain FungusMucidula mucida2025
Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus2025
Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans2025
False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca2025

🌿

Plants8 species

wintersummer

2026

White Dead-nettle · Ivy · Daisy · Gorse · Himalayan Honeysuckle +3

White Dead-nettleLamium album
IvyHedera helix
DaisyBellis perennis
GorseUlex europaeus
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

29,644 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winterautumn

2026

Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +34

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
SiskinSpinus spinus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CootFulica atra2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterautumn

2026

Otter · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle

OtterLutra lutra
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025

🐝

Insects95 species

summerautumn

2025

Garden Carpet · Volucella inanis · Furness Dowd · Swallowtail · Nicrophorus investigator +90

Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella
SwallowtailPapilio machaon
Nicrophorus investigatorNicrophorus investigator
Small RanunculusHecatera dysodea
PhoenixEulithis prunata
Little GreyEudonia lacustrata
V-pugChloroclystis v-ata
White-spot Sallow DotEctoedemia intimella
Three-spot DotStigmella trimaculella
Cicadula floriCicadula flori
Andromeda LacebugStephanitis takeyai
Ribautiana ulmiRibautiana ulmi
Arboridia ribautiArboridia ribauti
Populicerus confususPopulicerus confusus
Stenocranus majorStenocranus major
Cicadula frontalisCicadula frontalis
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda
Aulagromyza heringiiAulagromyza heringii
Cicadula quadrinotataCicadula quadrinotata
Macrosteles sardusMacrosteles sardus
Maple DotStigmella aceris
Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria
Beautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexula
Australian Orange-tipTachystola acroxantha
Clifden NonpareilCatocala fraxini
Chrysoperla carnea groupChrysoperla carnea group
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis
Deep-brown DartAporophyla lueneburgensis
Black RusticAporophyla nigra
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa
Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri
Tipula confusaTipula confusa
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic
Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis
Narrow-winged GreyEudonia angustea
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua
SallowCirrhia icteritia
Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago
Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata
Nut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryli
Apple Leaf SkeletonizerChoreutis pariana
Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Phytomyza aquilegiaePhytomyza aquilegiae
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis
Phytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzina
Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic
Chevron Grass-mothAgriphila geniculea
OegoconiaOegoconia
Opsius stactogalusOpsius stactogalus
Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata
Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus
Gold SpotPlusia festucae
Copper UnderwingAmphipyra pyramidea
Straw UnderwingThalpophila matura
Brown ArgusAricia agestis
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Maple PugEupithecia inturbata
Dusky SallowEremobia ochroleuca
Plain PugEupithecia simpliciata
Lesser Cream WaveScopula immutata
Marsh MarbleEndothenia quadrimaculana
Common LutestringOchropacha duplaris
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Dusky PearlUdea prunalis
Short-cloaked MothNola cucullatella
Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata
Riband WaveIdaea aversata
Rufous TortrixClepsis consimilana
Dun-barCosmia trapezina
Common FootmanEilema lurideola
Satin Grass-mothCrambus perlella
Small RivuletPerizoma alchemillata
Clouded SilverLomographa temerata
Garden StrawAgapeta hamana
Dusky BrocadeApamea remissa
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria
Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata
Plain Golden YAutographa jota
Light ArchesApamea lithoxylaea
Eupithecia intricataEupithecia intricata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Foxglove PugEupithecia pulchellata
Small GreyEudonia mercurella
Green Oak TortrixTortrix viridana
Varied CoronetHadena compta
Marbled BeautyBryophila domestica
Lesser Tawny CrescentBatia lunaris

🍄

Fungi9 species

winterautumn

2026

Amanita'r Gwybed · Coesyn Melfed · Blushing Bracket · Candlesnuff Fungus · Silver Leaf Disease +4

Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2025
Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes
Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureum2025
Porcelain FungusMucidula mucida2025
Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus2025
Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans2025
False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca2025

🌿

Plants8 species

wintersummer

2026

White Dead-nettle · Ivy · Daisy · Gorse · Himalayan Honeysuckle +3

White Dead-nettleLamium album
IvyHedera helix
DaisyBellis perennis
GorseUlex europaeus
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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