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52.60398, -0.79608
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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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Kestrel, Collared Dove +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pheasant, Kestrel, Collared Dove +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Holly Leaf Gall Fly, Ivy Bee +70 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Holly Leaf Gall Fly, Ivy Bee +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ash, Common Nettle, Hogweed +81 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ash, Common Nettle, Hogweed +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Common Sorrel +11 more foraging species
Varies
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Candlesnuff Fungus, Arthonia radiata +5 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Candlesnuff Fungus, Arthonia radiata +5 more · last seen 2021
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map Rutland Round Walking route 105 km ▾
Named route Length 105 km 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 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 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
5,773 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,773 records · National Biodiversity Network Chiffchaff · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Skylark +22
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Magpie Pica pica2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Myotis Bat species +7
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2022 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Myotis Bat species Myotis2022 Barbastelle 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2023 ▾
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · Triturus marmoratus
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata Triturus marmoratus Triturus marmoratus 🐝 Insects 39 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Ivy Bee · Eupeodes luniger · Eristalis tenax · Tachina fera +34
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2022 Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2023 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023 Tachina fera Tachina fera2022 Marmalade Hoverfly Ivy · Common Sorrel · Common Whitlowgrass · Dog's Mercury · Common Nettle +13
Ivy Hedera helix Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Common Nettle Urtica dioica Cleavers Galium aparine Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,773 records · National Biodiversity Network Chiffchaff · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Skylark +22
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Magpie Pica pica2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Myotis Bat species +7
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2022 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Myotis Bat species Myotis2022 Barbastelle 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2023 ▾
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · Triturus marmoratus
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata Triturus marmoratus Triturus marmoratus 🐝 Insects 39 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Ivy Bee · Eupeodes luniger · Eristalis tenax · Tachina fera +34
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2022 Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2023 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023 Tachina fera Tachina fera2022 Marmalade Hoverfly Ivy · Common Sorrel · Common Whitlowgrass · Dog's Mercury · Common Nettle +13
Ivy Hedera helix Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Common Nettle Urtica dioica Cleavers Galium aparine Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Barbastella barbastellus2022
Barbastella barbastellus2022
Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri2022
Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri2022
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi
Badger Meles meles2024
Badger Meles meles2024
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2022
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2022 Episyrphus balteatus2023
Episyrphus balteatus2023
Large Meadow Mining Bee Andrena labialis2023
Large Meadow Mining Bee Andrena labialis2023
Holly Leaf Gall Fly Phytomyza ilicis2023
Holly Leaf Gall Fly Phytomyza ilicis2023
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2022
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2022
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2022
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2022
Hornet Vespa crabro2022
Hornet Vespa crabro2022
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2022
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2022
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2022
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2022
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Mint Moth Pyrausta aurata2025
Mint Moth Pyrausta aurata2025
Large Tabby Aglossa pinguinalis2025
Large Tabby Aglossa pinguinalis2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2024
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2023
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2023
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023
Red-girdled Mining Bee Andrena labiata2023
Red-girdled Mining Bee Andrena labiata2023
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2023
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2023
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2023
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2023
Nephrotoma appendiculata Nephrotoma appendiculata2023
Nephrotoma appendiculata Nephrotoma appendiculata2023
Platycheirus ambiguus Platycheirus ambiguus2023
Platycheirus ambiguus Platycheirus ambiguus2023
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2023
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2023
Tipula vernalis Tipula vernalis2023
Tipula vernalis Tipula vernalis2023
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa2023
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa2023
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella2023
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae2023
Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae2023
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2023
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2023
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2022
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2022
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2022
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2022
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2022
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2022
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2022
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2022
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2022
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2022
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2022
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2022
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2023
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2023
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2023
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2023
White Clover Trifolium repens2023
White Clover Trifolium repens2023
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2023
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2023
Daisy Bellis perennis2023
Daisy Bellis perennis2023
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2023
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2023 