Snibston Country Park
48 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome48 ha
Getting here
52.72225, -1.38459
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🍄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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🍄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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Coesyn Melfed, Candlesnuff Fungus +12 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +122 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Gorse, Red Clover, Coltsfoot +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
N/ACycling route327 m▾
Named routeLength 327 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Photos
Path towards Snibston Grange Nature Reserve
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2025
2025
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusBeech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagiBeech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagiWhite-spot Sallow DotEctoedemia intimellaWhite-spot Sallow DotEctoedemia intimellaThree-spot DotStigmella trimaculellaThree-spot DotStigmella trimaculellaRibautiana ulmiRibautiana ulmiRibautiana ulmiRibautiana ulmiArboridia ribautiArboridia ribautiArboridia ribautiArboridia ribautiAulagromyza heringiiAulagromyza heringiiAulagromyza heringiiAulagromyza heringiiMaple DotStigmella acerisMaple DotStigmella acerisNut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryliNut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryliVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisApple Leaf SkeletonizerChoreutis parianaApple Leaf SkeletonizerChoreutis parianaToadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunulaToadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunulaGreen-veined WhitePieris napiGreen-veined WhitePieris napiPhytomyza aquilegiaePhytomyza aquilegiaePhytomyza aquilegiaePhytomyza aquilegiaeHolly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicisHolly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicisPhytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzinaOyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamicOyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamicWillow Bent-wingPhyllocnistis salignaWillow Bent-wingPhyllocnistis salignaAnthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufusCommon Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamicCommon Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamicArtichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamicArtichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamicRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusCommon Grass-veneerAgriphila tristellaCommon Grass-veneerAgriphila tristellaStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataPhaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicaeMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaBedeguar GallDiplolepis rosaeBedeguar GallDiplolepis rosaeHolly BlueCelastrina argiolusHolly BlueCelastrina argiolusCinnabarTyria jacobaeaeCinnabarTyria jacobaeaeYellow ShellCamptogramma bilineataYellow ShellCamptogramma bilineataWoundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimusWoundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimusBrown ArgusAricia agestisBrown ArgusAricia agestisPainted LadyVanessa carduiPainted LadyVanessa carduiEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorAxinotarsus marginalisAxinotarsus marginalisAxinotarsus marginalisAxinotarsus marginalisPsallus (Psallus) anaemicusPsallus (Psallus) anaemicusPsallus (Psallus) anaemicusPsallus (Psallus) anaemicusPsallus (Psallus) lepidusPsallus (Psallus) lepidusPsallus (Psallus) lepidusPsallus (Psallus) lepidusSallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculiSallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculiLittle Beech TortrixStrophedra weiranaLittle Beech TortrixStrophedra weiranaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaAphis (Aphis) gossypiiAphis (Aphis) gossypiiAphis (Aphis) gossypiiAphis (Aphis) gossypiiPsallus (Psallus) variansPsallus (Psallus) variansPsallus (Psallus) variansPsallus (Psallus) variansPsallus (Psallus) mollisPsallus (Psallus) mollisPsallus (Psallus) mollisPsallus (Psallus) mollisDasineura tiliaeDasineura tiliaeDasineura tiliaeDasineura tiliaeDasineura thomasianaDasineura thomasianaDasineura thomasianaDasineura thomasianaMatricaria discoidea2025
Matricaria discoidea2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025WeldReseda luteola2025WeldReseda luteola2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2025False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2025Common Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustris2025Common Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustris2025