Swithland Reservoir 139 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 139 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Charnwood Getting here
52.72111, -1.17368
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 Mushroom 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 Mushroom 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Ivy, White Dead-nettle +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Sarcoscypha, Ramalina farinacea +40 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Sarcoscypha, Ramalina farinacea +40 more · last seen 2026
Varies
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Common Chickweed, Common Nettle +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Wood, Comma +166 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Wood, Comma +166 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
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Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2 Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
56,914 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 56,914 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Magpie · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan +30
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Mole · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Badger
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Badger Meles meles2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Peacock · Speckled Wood · Comma · Brimstone · 7-spot Ladybird +3
Peacock Aglais io Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Comma Polygonia c-album Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Bagworm Psyche casta Holly Leaf Gall Fly Phytomyza ilicis Blushing Bracket · Sarcoscypha · Ramalina farinacea · Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat. · Razor Strop Fungus +15
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa Sarcoscypha Sarcoscypha Ramalina farinacea Ramalina farinacea Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat. Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat. Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae2025 Dog's Mercury · Common Chickweed · Lords-and-Ladies · Holly · Ivy +40
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Common Chickweed Stellaria media Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Holly Ilex aquifolium Ivy Hedera helix White Dead-nettle Lamium album Common Nettle Urtica dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 56,914 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Magpie · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan +30
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Mole · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Badger
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Badger Meles meles2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Peacock · Speckled Wood · Comma · Brimstone · 7-spot Ladybird +3
Peacock Aglais io Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Comma Polygonia c-album Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Bagworm Psyche casta Holly Leaf Gall Fly Phytomyza ilicis Blushing Bracket · Sarcoscypha · Ramalina farinacea · Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat. · Razor Strop Fungus +15
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa Sarcoscypha Sarcoscypha Ramalina farinacea Ramalina farinacea Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat. Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat. Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae2025 Dog's Mercury · Common Chickweed · Lords-and-Ladies · Holly · Ivy +40
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Common Chickweed Stellaria media Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Holly Ilex aquifolium Ivy Hedera helix White Dead-nettle Lamium album Common Nettle Urtica dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rondaniola bursaria Rondaniola bursaria2025
Rondaniola bursaria Rondaniola bursaria2025 Lepraria incana s. lat.
Lepraria incana s. lat.
Lepraria incana s. lat.
Lepraria incana s. lat.
Parmotrema perlatum Parmotrema perlatum
Parmotrema perlatum Parmotrema perlatum
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Oak Moss Evernia prunastri
Oak Moss Evernia prunastri
Crepidotus Crepidotus
Crepidotus Crepidotus
Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa
Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa
Collared Earthstar Geastrum michelianum
Collared Earthstar Geastrum michelianum
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina
Punctelia jeckeri Punctelia jeckeri2025
Punctelia jeckeri Punctelia jeckeri2025
Wrinkled Crust Phlebia radiata2025
Wrinkled Crust Phlebia radiata2025
Cushion Bracket Phellinus pomaceus2025
Cushion Bracket Phellinus pomaceus2025
Lathagrium auriforme Lathagrium auriforme2025
Lathagrium auriforme Lathagrium auriforme2025
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica2025
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis
Balm Melissa officinalis
Balm Melissa officinalis
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
London Plane Platanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica
London Plane Platanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Rusty-Back Fern Asplenium ceterach
Rusty-Back Fern Asplenium ceterach
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Red Oak Quercus rubra
Red Oak Quercus rubra
Thyme-leaved Sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia
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