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52.66863, -1.09825
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Egret and Mallard ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 132m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Egret and Mallard ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 132m 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 — Little Egret, Mallard, Canada Goose +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Little Egret, Mallard, Canada Goose +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Shuttle-shaped Dart +243 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Shuttle-shaped Dart +243 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Chewing Gum Lichen, Physcia tenella, Physcia caesia +2 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Chewing Gum Lichen, Physcia tenella, Physcia caesia +2 more · last seen 2026
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 173 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Leicester 'Route 2' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map West End Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref West End Way Local cycle route
Show on map Fosse2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
Show on map Inner Ringway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Inner Ringway Local cycle route
Show on map Leicester 'Route 4' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
50,642 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 50,642 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Little Egret · Mallard · Blackbird · Robin +37
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goosander Mergus merganser Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Herring Gull Larus argentatus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Black Swan Cygnus atratus Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Brown Rat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Common Quaker · Hebrew Character · Clouded Drab · Twin-spotted Quaker · Small Quaker +19
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria Chewing Gum Lichen · Physcia caesia · Physcia tenella
Chewing Gum Lichen Protoparmeliopsis muralis Physcia caesia Physcia caesia Physcia tenella Physcia tenella 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Greater Periwinkle · Dogwood · Butterbur · Hazel · Mistletoe
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Dogwood Cornus sanguinea Butterbur Petasites hybridus Hazel Corylus avellana Mistletoe Viscum album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 50,642 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Little Egret · Mallard · Blackbird · Robin +37
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goosander Mergus merganser Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Herring Gull Larus argentatus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Black Swan Cygnus atratus Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Brown Rat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Common Quaker · Hebrew Character · Clouded Drab · Twin-spotted Quaker · Small Quaker +19
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria Chewing Gum Lichen · Physcia caesia · Physcia tenella
Chewing Gum Lichen Protoparmeliopsis muralis Physcia caesia Physcia caesia Physcia tenella Physcia tenella 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Greater Periwinkle · Dogwood · Butterbur · Hazel · Mistletoe
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Dogwood Cornus sanguinea Butterbur Petasites hybridus Hazel Corylus avellana Mistletoe Viscum album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pale Pinion Lithophane socia
Pale Pinion Lithophane socia
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Stomis pumicatus Stomis pumicatus
Stomis pumicatus Stomis pumicatus
Elaphrus cupreus Elaphrus cupreus
Elaphrus cupreus Elaphrus cupreus
Pterostichus minor Pterostichus minor
Pterostichus minor Pterostichus minor
Astenus pulchellus Astenus pulchellus
Astenus pulchellus Astenus pulchellus
Lathrobium impressum Lathrobium impressum
Lathrobium impressum Lathrobium impressum
Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius
Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius
Lathrobium geminum Lathrobium geminum
Lathrobium geminum Lathrobium geminum
Agonum micans Agonum micans
Agonum micans Agonum micans
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
Satellite Eupsilia transversa