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52.68269, -1.05955
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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 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Starling, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Starling, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Greater Celandine, Cow Parsley +120 more · last seen 2025; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Greater Celandine, Cow Parsley +120 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Box Tree Moth +69 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Box Tree Moth +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Dandelion, Bramble +14 more foraging species
Varies
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 101 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fosse2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
Show on map Leicester 'Route 4' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 6 Flood Diversion Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 450 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 450 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,768 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,768 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Blackbird · Magpie · House Sparrow · Blue Tit +36
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Badger · Common Shrew · Common Pipistrelle
Badger Meles meles Common Shrew Sorex araneus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Box Tree Moth · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Bombus lucorum · Hornet +25
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum Hornet Vespa crabro2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Giant Polypore · Oak Mildew · Ganoderma
Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus Oak Mildew Erysiphe alphitoides Ganoderma Ganoderma Purple-loosestrife · Greater Celandine · Selfheal · White Dead-nettle · Tomato +31
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2023 White Dead-nettle Lamium album Tomato Solanum lycopersicum Wood Avens Geum urbanum Bluebell Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,768 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Blackbird · Magpie · House Sparrow · Blue Tit +36
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Badger · Common Shrew · Common Pipistrelle
Badger Meles meles Common Shrew Sorex araneus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Box Tree Moth · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Bombus lucorum · Hornet +25
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum Hornet Vespa crabro2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Giant Polypore · Oak Mildew · Ganoderma
Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus Oak Mildew Erysiphe alphitoides Ganoderma Ganoderma Purple-loosestrife · Greater Celandine · Selfheal · White Dead-nettle · Tomato +31
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2023 White Dead-nettle Lamium album Tomato Solanum lycopersicum Wood Avens Geum urbanum Bluebell Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Herald Scoliopteryx libatrix
Herald Scoliopteryx libatrix
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Tropidosteptes pacificus Tropidosteptes pacificus2024
Tropidosteptes pacificus Tropidosteptes pacificus2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Trialeurodes Trialeurodes2023
Trialeurodes Trialeurodes2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2023
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2023
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Narrow-cheeked Clusterfly Pollenia angustigena2023
Narrow-cheeked Clusterfly Pollenia angustigena2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Common Furniture Beetle Anobium punctatum2023
Common Furniture Beetle Anobium punctatum2023
Polymerus (Polymerus) nigrita Polymerus (Polymerus) nigrita2023
Polymerus (Polymerus) nigrita Polymerus (Polymerus) nigrita2023
Sepsis Sepsis2023
Sepsis Sepsis2023
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2023
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2023
Urophora stylata Urophora stylata2023
Urophora stylata Urophora stylata2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2023
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2023
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023 Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2024
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2024
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2024
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2024
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2023
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2023
Ivy Hedera helix2023
Ivy Hedera helix2023
Cleavers Galium aparine2023
Cleavers Galium aparine2023
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2023
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2023
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2023
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2023
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2023
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2023
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2023
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2023
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2023
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2023
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2023
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2023
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2023
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2023
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2023
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2023
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2023
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2023
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2023
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2023
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2023
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2023
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2023
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2023
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2023
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2023
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica2023
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica2023
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2023
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2023
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum2023
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum2023
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2023
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2023
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2023
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2023
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2023
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2023 