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Places › England › East Midlands › Charnwood Getting here
52.69549, -1.06693
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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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 297m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 297m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cleavers, Greater Celandine, Cow Parsley +69 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cleavers, Greater Celandine, Cow Parsley +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red Admiral +135 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red Admiral +135 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Giant Polypore, Common Orange Lichen, Jelly Ear +7 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Giant Polypore, Common Orange Lichen, Jelly Ear +7 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Plants — Dandelion, Common Nettle, White Dead-nettle +10 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 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 Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 109 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fosse2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
Show on map Leicester 'Route 4' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 6 Flood Diversion Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 450 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 450 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
18,632 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,632 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Mistle Thrush · Grey Heron · Jackdaw · Pheasant +36
Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Badger · Red Fox · Mole · Common Shrew · Weasel
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Weasel Mustela nivalis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 53 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Green Shieldbug · Rhamphus oxyacanthae · Box Tree Moth +48
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Jelly Ear · Common Orange Lichen · Physcia tenella · Lecidella elaeochroma · Giant Polypore
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina Physcia tenella Physcia tenella Lecidella elaeochroma Lecidella elaeochroma Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus Cleavers · Greater Celandine · Blackthorn · Meadow Vetchling · White Dead-nettle +21
Cleavers Galium aparine Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2025 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025 White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025 Elm Ulmus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,632 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Mistle Thrush · Grey Heron · Jackdaw · Pheasant +36
Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Badger · Red Fox · Mole · Common Shrew · Weasel
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Weasel Mustela nivalis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 53 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Green Shieldbug · Rhamphus oxyacanthae · Box Tree Moth +48
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Jelly Ear · Common Orange Lichen · Physcia tenella · Lecidella elaeochroma · Giant Polypore
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina Physcia tenella Physcia tenella Lecidella elaeochroma Lecidella elaeochroma Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus Cleavers · Greater Celandine · Blackthorn · Meadow Vetchling · White Dead-nettle +21
Cleavers Galium aparine Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2025 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025 White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025 Elm Ulmus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Colletes Colletes
Colletes Colletes
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum
Bedeguar Gall Diplolepis rosae
Bedeguar Gall Diplolepis rosae
Royal Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter pastorella
Royal Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter pastorella
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima
Willow Ermine Yponomeuta rorrella
Willow Ermine Yponomeuta rorrella
Maple Dot Stigmella aceris
Maple Dot Stigmella aceris
Aulagromyza heringii Aulagromyza heringii
Aulagromyza heringii Aulagromyza heringii
Iteomyia major Iteomyia major
Iteomyia major Iteomyia major
Phytomyza agromyzina Phytomyza agromyzina
Phytomyza agromyzina Phytomyza agromyzina
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Rabdophaga rosaria complex Rabdophaga rosaria complex
Rabdophaga rosaria complex Rabdophaga rosaria complex
Agromyza alnivora Agromyza alnivora
Agromyza alnivora Agromyza alnivora
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata
Old Lady Mormo maura
Old Lady Mormo maura
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata
Amphipyra Amphipyra
Amphipyra Amphipyra
Pilophorus clavatus Pilophorus clavatus
Pilophorus clavatus Pilophorus clavatus
Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella
Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella
Rufous Tortrix Clepsis consimilana
Rufous Tortrix Clepsis consimilana
Ling Pug Eupithecia absinthiata
Ling Pug Eupithecia absinthiata
Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina
Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina
Dwarf Cream Wave Idaea fuscovenosa
Dwarf Cream Wave Idaea fuscovenosa
Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea
Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea
Riband Wave Idaea aversata
Riband Wave Idaea aversata
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus
Nettle-Tap Anthophila fabriciana
Nettle-Tap Anthophila fabriciana
Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella
Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Agriotes acuminatus Agriotes acuminatus
Agriotes acuminatus Agriotes acuminatus
Herald Scoliopteryx libatrix
Herald Scoliopteryx libatrix
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum2025
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum2025
Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Oxalis corniculata2025
Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Oxalis corniculata2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2025
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
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