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Scraptoft Gorse

4 ha

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.64124, -1.02045

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Wren +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Wren +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Hogweed +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Common Ragwort +106 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Common Ragwort +106 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eriothrix rufomaculata, Common Carder Bee, Speckled Wood +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eriothrix rufomaculata, Common Carder Bee, Speckled Wood +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Turkeytail, Jelly Ear · last seen 2024; Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Turkeytail, Jelly Ear · last seen 2024

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route 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
🚴

Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route207 m
Named routeRef 63Length 207 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route208 m
Named routeRef 63Length 208 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Scraptoft Gorse

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Scraptoft Gorse

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