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2 ha

📷 Trevor Rickard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.66301, -1.48510

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Yellowhammer
  • 🌿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

Bird watching

Birds — Grey Heron, Yellowhammer, Rook +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Heron, Yellowhammer, Rook +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Meadowsweet +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Western Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Mining bee +151 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Mining bee +151 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rosa canina, Bramble, Common Nettle +160 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Rosa canina, Bramble, Common Nettle +160 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Meadowsweet Rust, Iris Rust, Puccinia hysterium · last seen 2025; Fungi — Meadowsweet Rust, Iris Rust, Puccinia hysterium · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route659 m
Named routeRef 63Length 659 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 63Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 63Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pooley Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Shornhill Farm and the Ashby Canal

📷 Trevor Rickard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Shornhill Farm and the Ashby Canal

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🐄Twycross ZooVisitor farm3.2 km→✦Moated site and fishponds NNW of St James' ChurchHistoric site2.6 km→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→

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