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Places › England › East Midlands › Melton Getting here
52.69810, -0.91804
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 🌿 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Raven +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Raven +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ash, Bluebell, Lords-and-Ladies +101 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Ash, Bluebell, Lords-and-Ladies +101 more · last seen 2023
Free
Plants — Bramble, Blackthorn, Elder +15 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +14 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +14 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes 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 Jubilee Way (Leicestershire) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 64 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Rutland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 9.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 9.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,589 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,589 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 15 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Yellow-legged Gull · Black Redstart +10
Wigeon Mareca penelope Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2024 Pintail Anas acuta2024 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2023 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Hobby Falco subbuteo2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Badger
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Bombus lucorum +3
Bumblebee Bombus White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Blue Roundhead
Blue Roundhead Stropharia caerulea Daisy · Lords-and-Ladies · Dandelion · Cowslip · Ground-ivy
Daisy Bellis perennis Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Dandelion Taraxacum Cowslip Primula veris Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,589 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 15 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Yellow-legged Gull · Black Redstart +10
Wigeon Mareca penelope Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2024 Pintail Anas acuta2024 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2023 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Hobby Falco subbuteo2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Badger
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Bombus lucorum +3
Bumblebee Bombus White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Blue Roundhead
Blue Roundhead Stropharia caerulea Daisy · Lords-and-Ladies · Dandelion · Cowslip · Ground-ivy
Daisy Bellis perennis Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Dandelion Taraxacum Cowslip Primula veris Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Xestophanes potentillae
Xestophanes potentillae
Xestophanes potentillae
Xestophanes potentillae
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023 