Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
52.73329, -1.10449
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blue Tit
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blue Tit
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Robin +90 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Robin +90 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Illosporiopsis christiansenii, Erythricium aurantiacum, Cladonia fimbriata +9 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Ermine, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Blue Damselfly +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Hobbswickpublic footpath · 187 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 187 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
Duck Paddlepublic footpath · 96 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 96 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route174 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 174 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route408 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 408 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route55 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 55 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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King Street, Sileby, Leicestershire
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Nepa cinerea
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