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52.68316, -1.06008
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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 — Blackbird, Starling, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Starling, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Greater Celandine, Cow Parsley, Dandelion +71 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Greater Celandine, Cow Parsley, Dandelion +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Green Shieldbug +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Green Shieldbug +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area; Urban park — open green space
Free
Plants — Dandelion, White Dead-nettle, Ground-elder +10 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 103 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fosse2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
Show on map Leicester 'Route 4' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 6 Flood Diversion Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 450 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 450 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
7,689 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,689 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Starling · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Pheasant +40
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Badger · Common Shrew · Common Pipistrelle
Badger Meles meles Common Shrew Sorex araneus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle · Box Tree Moth · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Green Shieldbug +26
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024 Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Giant Polypore
Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus 🌿 Plants 18 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Greater Celandine · Purple-loosestrife · White Dead-nettle · Tomato · Procumbent Yellow-sorrel +13
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria White Dead-nettle Lamium album Tomato Solanum lycopersicum Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Oxalis corniculata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,689 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Starling · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Pheasant +40
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Badger · Common Shrew · Common Pipistrelle
Badger Meles meles Common Shrew Sorex araneus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle · Box Tree Moth · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Green Shieldbug +26
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024 Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Giant Polypore
Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus 🌿 Plants 18 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Greater Celandine · Purple-loosestrife · White Dead-nettle · Tomato · Procumbent Yellow-sorrel +13
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria White Dead-nettle Lamium album Tomato Solanum lycopersicum Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Oxalis corniculata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus lucorum
Bombus lucorum
Bombus lucorum
Bombus lucorum
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Hornet Vespa crabro2024
Hornet Vespa crabro2024
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2024
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2024
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Agriotes acuminatus Agriotes acuminatus
Agriotes acuminatus Agriotes acuminatus
Herald Scoliopteryx libatrix
Herald Scoliopteryx libatrix
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Tropidosteptes pacificus Tropidosteptes pacificus2024
Tropidosteptes pacificus Tropidosteptes pacificus2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2024
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Pimpla rufipes Pimpla rufipes2024
Pimpla rufipes Pimpla rufipes2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Holly Leaf Gall Fly Phytomyza ilicis2024
Holly Leaf Gall Fly Phytomyza ilicis2024
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella2024
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella2024
Trialeurodes Trialeurodes2023
Trialeurodes Trialeurodes2023
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor2023
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Lime Hawk-moth Mimas tiliae2023
Lime Hawk-moth Mimas tiliae2023 Pineappleweed
Pineappleweed
Matricaria discoidea
Matricaria discoidea
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Greater Plantain Plantago major2024
Greater Plantain Plantago major2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2024
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2024
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2024
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2024
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2023
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2023
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2023
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2023 