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Skampton Green

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.63147, -1.07230

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
Parking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Crepidotus, Silver Leaf Disease +44 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Jelly Ear, Crepidotus, Silver Leaf Disease +44 more · last seen 2026

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Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +264 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +264 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Green Woodpecker +27 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Green Woodpecker +27 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Holly, Daisy, Ivy +76 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Holly, Daisy, Ivy +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Red Dead-nettle, Rough Hawkbit +16 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

112 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
NCN 6 Flood Diversion RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gamel Walk, Goodwood, Leicester

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gamel Walk, Goodwood, Leicester

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