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Places › England › East Midlands › Blaby Getting here
52.60281, -1.18581
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Shaggy Bracket, Jelly Ear, Common Orange Lichen +11 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Shaggy Bracket, Jelly Ear, Common Orange Lichen +11 more · last seen 2026
Varies
Plants — Dandelion, Bramble, Hawthorn +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +101 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +101 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dandelion, Groundsel, Cleavers +98 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dandelion, Groundsel, Cleavers +98 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Blaby Village Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
129 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
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46,464 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 46,464 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Mallard · Black-headed Gull +45
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goosander Mergus merganser Wigeon Mareca penelope Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Common Gull Larus canus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tristis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Rabbit
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Ivy Bee · Migrant Hawker · Western Honey Bee · Eristalis tenax · German Wasp +19
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 German Wasp Vespula germanica2025 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris 🍄 Fungi 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Shaggy Bracket · Jelly Ear · Common Orange Lichen
Shaggy Bracket Inonotus hispidus2025 Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina2025 🌿 Plants 18 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Cherry Plum · Common Chickweed · Common Whitlowgrass · Bristly Oxtongue +13
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Common Chickweed Stellaria media Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 46,464 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Mallard · Black-headed Gull +45
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goosander Mergus merganser Wigeon Mareca penelope Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Common Gull Larus canus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tristis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Rabbit
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Ivy Bee · Migrant Hawker · Western Honey Bee · Eristalis tenax · German Wasp +19
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 German Wasp Vespula germanica2025 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris 🍄 Fungi 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Shaggy Bracket · Jelly Ear · Common Orange Lichen
Shaggy Bracket Inonotus hispidus2025 Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina2025 🌿 Plants 18 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Cherry Plum · Common Chickweed · Common Whitlowgrass · Bristly Oxtongue +13
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Common Chickweed Stellaria media Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2025
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic
Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Speckled Holm Oak Dot Ectoedemia heringella
Speckled Holm Oak Dot Ectoedemia heringella
Aquarius paludum Aquarius paludum2025
Aquarius paludum Aquarius paludum2025
Urophora cardui Urophora cardui2025
Urophora cardui Urophora cardui2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Dewick's Plusia Macdunnoughia confusa2025
Dewick's Plusia Macdunnoughia confusa2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Peacock Aglais io2025
Peacock Aglais io2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Buck's-horn Plantain
Buck's-horn Plantain
Plantago coronopus
Plantago coronopus
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2025
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2025
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2025
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2025
Dog-rose Rosa canina2025
Dog-rose Rosa canina2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
White Willow Salix alba2025
White Willow Salix alba2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Osier Salix viminalis2025
Osier Salix viminalis2025
Dawn Redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides2025
Dawn Redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides2025
False-acacia Robinia pseudoacacia2025
False-acacia Robinia pseudoacacia2025
Maidenhair-tree Ginkgo biloba2025
Maidenhair-tree Ginkgo biloba2025 