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Getting here
52.87404, -0.89086
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Sedge Warbler
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 239m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Sedge Warbler
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 239m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler, Mute Swan +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler, Mute Swan +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Light Brown Apple Moth, Beaded Chestnut, Large Yellow Underwing +241 more · last seen 2026
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grass, Wheat, Creeping Thistle +173 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Grantham CanalCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 64Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route485 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 485 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.9 km▾
Named routeRef 64Length 9.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
35,681 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
35,681 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Whitethroat · Wren · Blackbird · Stock Dove +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GadwallMareca strepera
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Tyto alba albaTyto alba alba2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
Dotted Masoner · Pea-leaf Weevil · Hypera nigrirostris · Beet Moth · Tree-lichen Beauty +67
- Dotted MasonerBlastobasis vittata2025
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Hypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostris
- Beet MothScrobipalpa ocellatella2025
- Tree-lichen BeautyCryphia algae2025
- Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina
Grass · Wheat · Bread Wheat · Caper Spurge · Strawberry Clover +1
- GrassPoaceae
- WheatTriticum
- Bread WheatTriticum aestivum
- Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
- Strawberry CloverTrifolium fragiferum
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
35,681 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Whitethroat · Wren · Blackbird · Stock Dove +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GadwallMareca strepera
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Tyto alba albaTyto alba alba2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
Dotted Masoner · Pea-leaf Weevil · Hypera nigrirostris · Beet Moth · Tree-lichen Beauty +67
- Dotted MasonerBlastobasis vittata2025
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Hypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostris
- Beet MothScrobipalpa ocellatella2025
- Tree-lichen BeautyCryphia algae2025
- Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina
Grass · Wheat · Bread Wheat · Caper Spurge · Strawberry Clover +1
- GrassPoaceae
- WheatTriticum
- Bread WheatTriticum aestivum
- Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
- Strawberry CloverTrifolium fragiferum
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Small MarbledEublemma parva2025Small MarbledEublemma parva2025Peach BlossomThyatira batis2025Peach BlossomThyatira batis2025Asparagus BeetleCrioceris asparagi2025Asparagus BeetleCrioceris asparagi2025Lichen TortrixAcleris literana2025Lichen TortrixAcleris literana2025SprawlerAsteroscopus sphinx2025SprawlerAsteroscopus sphinx2025Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2025Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2025Rosy TabbyEndotricha flammealis2025Rosy TabbyEndotricha flammealis2025Large WainscotRhizedra lutosa2025Large WainscotRhizedra lutosa2025Lesser Wax MothAchroia grisella2025Lesser Wax MothAchroia grisella2025Dark SpectacleAbrostola triplasia2025Dark SpectacleAbrostola triplasia2025Frosted OrangeGortyna flavago2025Frosted OrangeGortyna flavago2025Vetch MothAproaerema anthyllidella2025Vetch MothAproaerema anthyllidella2025Dewick's PlusiaMacdunnoughia confusa2025Dewick's PlusiaMacdunnoughia confusa2025VestalRhodometra sacraria2025VestalRhodometra sacraria2025Brindled GreenDryobotodes eremita2025Brindled GreenDryobotodes eremita2025Saltmarsh Knot-hornAncylosis oblitella2025Saltmarsh Knot-hornAncylosis oblitella2025Clouded YellowColias croceus2025Clouded YellowColias croceus2025Cypress GelechiaGelechia senticetella2025Cypress GelechiaGelechia senticetella2025Webb's WainscotGlobia sparganii2025Webb's WainscotGlobia sparganii2025Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula2025Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula2025Tree-mallow TortrixCrocidosema plebejana2025Tree-mallow TortrixCrocidosema plebejana2025Square-spotted ClayXestia stigmatica2025Square-spotted ClayXestia stigmatica2025Angle-striped SallowEnargia paleacea2025Angle-striped SallowEnargia paleacea2025White-marked StiltCalybites phasianipennella2025White-marked StiltCalybites phasianipennella2025Rosy Knot-hornOncocera semirubella2025Rosy Knot-hornOncocera semirubella2025Tufted ScallopYpsolopha scabrella2025Tufted ScallopYpsolopha scabrella2025Pearl Grass-mothCatoptria pinella2025Pearl Grass-mothCatoptria pinella2025Meadow Hook-wingAncylis badiana2025Meadow Hook-wingAncylis badiana2025Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2025Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2025Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2025Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2025Long-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercana2025Long-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercana2025Scarce Silver-linesBena bicolorana2025Scarce Silver-linesBena bicolorana2025SharkCucullia umbratica2025SharkCucullia umbratica2025July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2025July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2025Least CarpetIdaea rusticata2025Least CarpetIdaea rusticata2025White-foot MothEpiblema foenella2025White-foot MothEpiblema foenella2025Silky WainscotChilodes maritima2025Silky WainscotChilodes maritima2025Small Mottled WillowSpodoptera exigua2025Small Mottled WillowSpodoptera exigua2025Brown-line Bright-eyeMythimna conigera2025Brown-line Bright-eyeMythimna conigera2025Dark UmberPhilereme transversata2025Dark UmberPhilereme transversata2025Bordered StrawHeliothis peltigera2025Bordered StrawHeliothis peltigera2025Round-winged MuslinThumatha senex2025Round-winged MuslinThumatha senex2025Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2025Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2025Netted TortrixAcleris forsskaleana2025Netted TortrixAcleris forsskaleana2025Double LobedLateroligia ophiogramma2025Double LobedLateroligia ophiogramma2025Lunar-spotted PinionCosmia pyralina2025Lunar-spotted PinionCosmia pyralina2025Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides2025Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides2025ShearsHada plebeja2025ShearsHada plebeja2025Green ArchesAnaplectoides prasina2025Green ArchesAnaplectoides prasina2025Mottled Oak TortrixZeiraphera isertana2025Mottled Oak TortrixZeiraphera isertana2025FenusaFenusa2025FenusaFenusa2025Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2025Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2025Poplar SawyerPristiphora conjugata2025Poplar SawyerPristiphora conjugata2025Small Angle ShadesEuplexia lucipara2025Small Angle ShadesEuplexia lucipara2025Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2025Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2025Painted LadyVanessa cardui2025Painted LadyVanessa cardui2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025Nettle-TapAnthophila fabriciana2025Nettle-TapAnthophila fabriciana2025SatelliteEupsilia transversa2025SatelliteEupsilia transversa2025Colymbetes fuscusColymbetes fuscus2025Colymbetes fuscusColymbetes fuscus2025Radford's Flame ShoulderOchropleura leucogaster2024Radford's Flame ShoulderOchropleura leucogaster2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Silver-spotted VeneerEuchromius ocellea2024Silver-spotted VeneerEuchromius ocellea2024Small Black AntLasius niger2024Small Black AntLasius niger2024