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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Dogs welcome
Getting here
52.66258, -0.61791
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Black-headed Gull
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Funky Fox Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Black-headed Gull
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Funky Fox Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant +74 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant +74 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Jelly Ear, King Alfred's Cakes, Coesyn Melfed +4 more · last seen 2026
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rutland Water CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oakham Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route890 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 890 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
The Great Tower at Rutland Water
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
43,671 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
43,671 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPied Wagtail · Black-headed Gull · Mallard
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug · Common Bluebottle +32
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina
- Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor
- Gorse Shieldbug
King Alfred's Cakes
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
Lesser Celandine
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
43,671 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPied Wagtail · Black-headed Gull · Mallard
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug · Common Bluebottle +32
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina
- Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor
- Gorse Shieldbug
King Alfred's Cakes
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
Lesser Celandine
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Piezodorus lituratus
Piezodorus lituratus
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumCommon WaspVespula vulgarisCommon WaspVespula vulgarisScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusBrimstoneGonepteryx rhamniBrimstoneGonepteryx rhamniScarlet TigerCallimorpha dominulaScarlet TigerCallimorpha dominulaCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusTawny Mining BeeAndrena fulvaTawny Mining BeeAndrena fulvaBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusRosemary BeetleChrysolina americanaRosemary BeetleChrysolina americanaLongitarsus dorsalisLongitarsus dorsalisLongitarsus dorsalisLongitarsus dorsalisRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxCereal Leaf BeetleOulema duftschmidi/melanopusCereal Leaf BeetleOulema duftschmidi/melanopusTurtle BugPodops inunctaTurtle BugPodops inunctaPeacockAglais ioPeacockAglais ioTwo-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellioTwo-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellioDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusCommaPolygonia c-albumCommaPolygonia c-albumBishop's MitreAelia acuminataBishop's MitreAelia acuminataShoulder StripeEarophila badiataShoulder StripeEarophila badiataSilver FishLepisma saccharinumSilver FishLepisma saccharinum24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataTwenty-plume MothAlucita hexadactylaTwenty-plume MothAlucita hexadactylaChrysoperla carnea groupChrysoperla carnea groupChrysoperla carnea groupChrysoperla carnea group10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataEvents & activities nearby
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