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Places › England › East Midlands › Melton Getting here
52.77302, -0.88861
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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — 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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Mallard, Moorhen +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Mallard, Moorhen +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Ganoderma, Coesyn Melfed, Crepidotus +7 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Ganoderma, Coesyn Melfed, Crepidotus +7 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, White Dead-nettle, Stinking Hellebore +36 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Holly, White Dead-nettle, Stinking Hellebore +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Allotments
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mowbray Way Walking route 14 km ▾
Named route Length 14 km Local walking route
Show on map Jubilee Way (Leicestershire) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Drummond Walk public footpath · 33 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 33 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Blenheim Walk public footpath · 58 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 58 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 23 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 Fosse2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 232 m ▾
Named route Ref 48 Length 232 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 687 m ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 687 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 24 m ▾
Named route Length 24 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
93,636 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 93,636 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Song Thrush · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Magpie +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Teal Anas crecca Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Rook Corvus frugilegus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Stoat · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stoat Mustela erminea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Brimstone · Small Quaker · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Quaker · Western Honey Bee +13
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Sitona Sitona Peacock Aglais io Crepidotus · Coesyn Melfed · Ganoderma · Hairy Curtain Crust
Crepidotus Crepidotus Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes Ganoderma Ganoderma Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum 🌿 Plants 24 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Stinking Hellebore · Wood Anemone · Bulrush · White Dead-nettle · Common Chickweed +19
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Bulrush Typha latifolia White Dead-nettle Lamium album Common Chickweed Stellaria media Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 93,636 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Song Thrush · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Magpie +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Teal Anas crecca Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Rook Corvus frugilegus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Stoat · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stoat Mustela erminea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Brimstone · Small Quaker · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Quaker · Western Honey Bee +13
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Sitona Sitona Peacock Aglais io Crepidotus · Coesyn Melfed · Ganoderma · Hairy Curtain Crust
Crepidotus Crepidotus Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes Ganoderma Ganoderma Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum 🌿 Plants 24 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Stinking Hellebore · Wood Anemone · Bulrush · White Dead-nettle · Common Chickweed +19
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Bulrush Typha latifolia White Dead-nettle Lamium album Common Chickweed Stellaria media Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic
Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Comma Polygonia c-album
Comma Polygonia c-album
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Holly Leaf Gall Fly Phytomyza ilicis
Holly Leaf Gall Fly Phytomyza ilicis
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella2025
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Danish Scurvygrass
Danish Scurvygrass
Cochlearia danica
Cochlearia danica
Lenten-rose Helleborus orientalis
Lenten-rose Helleborus orientalis
Forsythia Forsythia
Forsythia Forsythia
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Trentepohlia Trentepohlia
Trentepohlia Trentepohlia
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025 