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Places › England › East Midlands › Blaby Getting here
52.57042, -1.16339
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 255m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 255m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Magpie, Woodpigeon +36 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Magpie, Woodpigeon +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Willow Beauty, Shuttle-shaped Dart +184 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Willow Beauty, Shuttle-shaped Dart +184 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 6
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Blaby Village Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
64 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Leicester 'Route 3' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 57 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 57 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 30 m ▾
Named route Length 30 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map N/A Cycling route 81 m ▾
Named route Length 81 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
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Wildlife to spot
34,608 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,608 records · National Biodiversity Network Moorhen · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Robin +33
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐝 Insects 53 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Hebrew Character · Common Quaker · Small Quaker · Clouded Drab · Large Yellow Underwing +48
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025 Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Lesser Celandine
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,608 records · National Biodiversity Network Moorhen · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Robin +33
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐝 Insects 53 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Hebrew Character · Common Quaker · Small Quaker · Clouded Drab · Large Yellow Underwing +48
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025 Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Lesser Celandine
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2025
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2025
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2025
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2025
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2025
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2025
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta2025
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2025
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2025
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2025
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria
Mullein Cucullia verbasci
Mullein Cucullia verbasci
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2025
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2025
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2025
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2025
Least Carpet Idaea rusticata2025
Least Carpet Idaea rusticata2025
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2025
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2025
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2025
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2025
Clancy's Rustic Caradrina kadenii2025
Clancy's Rustic Caradrina kadenii2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis2025
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis2025
Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria2025
Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria2025
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2025
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2025
Pterocomma salicis Pterocomma salicis2025
Pterocomma salicis Pterocomma salicis2025
Yellow-tail Euproctis similis2025
Yellow-tail Euproctis similis2025
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2025
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2025
Dewick's Plusia Macdunnoughia confusa2025
Dewick's Plusia Macdunnoughia confusa2025
Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago2025
Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago2025
Double-square Spot Xestia triangulum2025
Double-square Spot Xestia triangulum2025 