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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.65669, -1.17768
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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 171m away — 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 171m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Cedar Cup, Yellow Brain, Jelly Ear +32 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Cedar Cup, Yellow Brain, Jelly Ear +32 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +148 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +148 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Magpie +37 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Magpie +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy, Hart's-Tongue, Red Dead-nettle +53 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy, Hart's-Tongue, Red Dead-nettle +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
176 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
West End WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef West End WayLocal cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Inner RingwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Inner RingwayLocal cycle route
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
37,149 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
37,149 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie +22
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects19 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Ivy Bee · Juniper Shieldbug · Peacock · Brimstone · Pine Ladybird +14
- Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- PeacockAglais io
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
🍄Fungi8 species
springautumn
2026▾
Cedar Cup · Yellow Brain · Candlesnuff Fungus · Jelly Ear · Arrhenia rickenii +3
- Cedar CupGeopora sumneriana
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae2025
- Arrhenia rickeniiArrhenia rickenii2025
- Giant Puffball
🌿Plants10 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Cherry Plum · Traveller's-joy · Ivy · Spotted Medick · Turkey Oak +5
- Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
- IvyHedera helix2025
- Spotted MedickMedicago arabica2025
- Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
37,149 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie +22
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects19 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Ivy Bee · Juniper Shieldbug · Peacock · Brimstone · Pine Ladybird +14
- Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- PeacockAglais io
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
🍄Fungi8 species
springautumn
2026▾
Cedar Cup · Yellow Brain · Candlesnuff Fungus · Jelly Ear · Arrhenia rickenii +3
- Cedar CupGeopora sumneriana
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae2025
- Arrhenia rickeniiArrhenia rickenii2025
- Giant Puffball
🌿Plants10 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Cherry Plum · Traveller's-joy · Ivy · Spotted Medick · Turkey Oak +5
- Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
- IvyHedera helix2025
- Spotted MedickMedicago arabica2025
- Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calvatia gigantea2025
Calvatia gigantea2025
Stubble RosegillVolvopluteus gloiocephalus2025Stubble RosegillVolvopluteus gloiocephalus2025Ambarelo'r BwganMacrolepiota procera2025Ambarelo'r BwganMacrolepiota procera2025Hart's-Tongue
Hart's-Tongue
Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Asplenium scolopendrium2025
TomatoSolanum lycopersicum2025TomatoSolanum lycopersicum2025Michaelmas-DaisyAster2025Michaelmas-DaisyAster2025PlumPrunus domestica subsp. domestica2025PlumPrunus domestica subsp. domestica2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Events & activities nearby
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