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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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — December Moth, Beaded Chestnut, Common Wainscot +151 more · last seen 2022; Insects — December Moth, Beaded Chestnut, Common Wainscot +151 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hogweed, Ivy, Cow Parsley +146 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Hogweed, Ivy, Cow Parsley +146 more · last seen 2022
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Plants — Hogweed, Hawthorn, Bramble +17 more foraging species
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🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Collared Earthstar, Polycauliona polycarpa, Candlesnuff Fungus +2 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Collared Earthstar, Polycauliona polycarpa, Candlesnuff Fungus +2 more · last seen 2022
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mowbray Way Walking route 14 km ▾
Named route Length 14 km Local walking route
Show on map Jubilee Way (Leicestershire) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 64 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 1.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 687 m ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 687 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 24 m ▾
Named route Length 24 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 485 m ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 485 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,789 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,789 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Starling · Collared Dove +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Natterer's Bat · Otter · Stoat · Badger +1
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri2025 Otter Lutra lutra2024 Stoat Mustela erminea2024 Badger Meles meles December Moth · Common Wainscot · Snout · Feathered Thorn · Juniper Carpet +21
December Moth Poecilocampa populi Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens Snout Hypena proboscidalis Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria Juniper Carpet Thera juniperata Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago Lime · White Stonecrop · Yorkshire-fog · Common Nettle · Swine-cress +26
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea White Stonecrop Sedum album Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Common Nettle Urtica dioica Swine-cress Lepidium coronopus Papaver dubium Papaver dubium Hybrid Black-poplar Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,789 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Starling · Collared Dove +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Natterer's Bat · Otter · Stoat · Badger +1
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri2025 Otter Lutra lutra2024 Stoat Mustela erminea2024 Badger Meles meles December Moth · Common Wainscot · Snout · Feathered Thorn · Juniper Carpet +21
December Moth Poecilocampa populi Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens Snout Hypena proboscidalis Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria Juniper Carpet Thera juniperata Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago Lime · White Stonecrop · Yorkshire-fog · Common Nettle · Swine-cress +26
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea White Stonecrop Sedum album Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Common Nettle Urtica dioica Swine-cress Lepidium coronopus Papaver dubium Papaver dubium Hybrid Black-poplar Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023
Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria
Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria
Grey Alder Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter strigulatella
Grey Alder Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter strigulatella
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea
Yellow-tail Euproctis similis
Yellow-tail Euproctis similis
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis
Brown-Spot Pinion Anchoscelis litura
Brown-Spot Pinion Anchoscelis litura
Vapourer Orgyia antiqua
Vapourer Orgyia antiqua
Bindweed Sleeper Bedellia somnulentella
Bindweed Sleeper Bedellia somnulentella
Feathered Gothic Tholera decimalis
Feathered Gothic Tholera decimalis
Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana
Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa
Frosted Orange Gortyna flavago
Frosted Orange Gortyna flavago
Chinese Character Cilix glaucata
Chinese Character Cilix glaucata
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea Populus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis
Populus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Grey Alder Alnus incana
Grey Alder Alnus incana
Rat's-tail Fescue Vulpia myuros
Rat's-tail Fescue Vulpia myuros
Winter-cress Barbarea vulgaris
Winter-cress Barbarea vulgaris
Weeping Willow Salix alba x babylonica = S. x sepulcralis
Weeping Willow Salix alba x babylonica = S. x sepulcralis
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra subsp. nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra subsp. nigra
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Norway Spruce Picea abies
Norway Spruce Picea abies
Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus
Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus 