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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › East Midlands › Harborough Getting here
52.62326, -1.00188
Open directionsv 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 280m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 280m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Robin +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Robin +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Elder, Hawthorn, Bristly Oxtongue +47 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Elder, Hawthorn, Bristly Oxtongue +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee, Azure Damselfly +141 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee, Azure Damselfly +141 more · last seen 2026
Free
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 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 79 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 79 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 521 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 521 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 3.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
9,834 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,834 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Starling · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Dunnock +26
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 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 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Raven Corvus corax Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox
Large White · Peacock · Brimstone · Red Admiral · Small Skipper +54
Large White Pieris brassicae2025 Peacock Aglais io Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2025 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025 Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Clavulina
Black Spleenwort
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,834 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Starling · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Dunnock +26
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 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 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Raven Corvus corax Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox
Large White · Peacock · Brimstone · Red Admiral · Small Skipper +54
Large White Pieris brassicae2025 Peacock Aglais io Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2025 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025 Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Clavulina
Black Spleenwort
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Mining bee Andrena
Mining bee Andrena
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
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Bee Wolf Philanthus triangulum2025
Bee Wolf Philanthus triangulum2025
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
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
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
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
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
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
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2025
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Mint Moth Pyrausta aurata2025
Mint Moth Pyrausta aurata2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2025
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2025
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2025
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2025
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata2025
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2025
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Wood-carving Leafcutter Bee Megachile ligniseca2025
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