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The Gorse

3 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeFungiForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.61790, -1.38403

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🍄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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Puccinia tumida, Parrot Waxcap, Shaggy Scalycap +12 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Puccinia tumida, Parrot Waxcap, Shaggy Scalycap +12 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Pedunculate Oak +30 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Angle Shades, Setaceous Hebrew Character +142 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Angle Shades, Setaceous Hebrew Character +142 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Black-headed Gull +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Black-headed Gull +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Cleavers, Creeping Buttercup +257 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Cleavers, Creeping Buttercup +257 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.3 km
Named routeLength 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route988 m
Named routeLength 988 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route464 m
Named routeRef 52Length 464 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wheat field, Bosworth Park

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wheat field, Bosworth Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Market Bosworth Country ParkUrban park700 m→🏞️MARKET BOSWORTH PARKCountry park700 m→🌱Bosworth ParkUrban park700 m→🏞️BATTLEFIELD OF BOSWORTHCountry park3 km→🌱Bosworth Battlefield Country ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Shenton StationUrban park3.1 km→

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