🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging🦋 Insects
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Places › England › East Midlands › Harborough Getting here
52.63988, -1.01739
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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 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
Plants — Elder, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee, Azure Damselfly +135 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee, Azure Damselfly +135 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Elder, Hawthorn, Goat's-beard +65 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Elder, Hawthorn, Goat's-beard +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Clavulina, Blackening Waxcap · last seen 2025; Fungi — Clavulina, Blackening Waxcap · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
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 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 208 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 208 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 102 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 102 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 27 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Footpath through Square Spinney
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Wildlife to spot
13,084 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,084 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Starling · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +27
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Raven Corvus corax Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Red Fox
Peacock · Large White · Brimstone · Red Admiral · Marmalade Hoverfly +49
Peacock Aglais io Large White Pieris brassicae2025 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2025 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Clavulina
Black Spleenwort
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,084 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Starling · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +27
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Raven Corvus corax Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Red Fox
Peacock · Large White · Brimstone · Red Admiral · Marmalade Hoverfly +49
Peacock Aglais io Large White Pieris brassicae2025 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2025 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Clavulina
Black Spleenwort
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mining bee Andrena
Mining bee Andrena
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Small White Pieris rapae2025
Small White Pieris rapae2025
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2025
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Bee Wolf Philanthus triangulum2025
Bee Wolf Philanthus triangulum2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2025
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Comma Polygonia c-album2025
Comma Polygonia c-album2025
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2025
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2025
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2025
Green-veined White Pieris napi2025
Green-veined White Pieris napi2025
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2025
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2025
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2025
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Common Marble Celypha lacunana2025
Common Marble Celypha lacunana2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025
Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella2025
Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Old Lady Mormo maura2025
Old Lady Mormo maura2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Scambus Scambus2025
Scambus Scambus2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2025
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Mint Moth Pyrausta aurata2025
Mint Moth Pyrausta aurata2025
Purple Emperor Apatura iris2025
Purple Emperor Apatura iris2025
Herald Scoliopteryx libatrix2025
Herald Scoliopteryx libatrix2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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