Thorpe Astley Park & Playing Field
10 ha
Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
52.61928, -1.20267
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Starbucks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Starbucks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Mute Swan +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Mute Swan +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Vine's Rustic +201 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Blaby Village Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Baines Lanepublic footpath · 190 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 190 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Baines Lanepublic footpath · 30 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 30 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Baines Lanepublic footpath · 159 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 159 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
153 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
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
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
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Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
59,817 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
59,817 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Magpie · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Coot · Canada Goose +30
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Anser anser anserAnser anser anser2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects16 species
springautumn
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Peacock · Nomada · Brimstone · Speckled Wood +11
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- PeacockAglais io
- NomadaNomada
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
- Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Amanita'r Gwybed · Hen Of The Woods · Giant Polypore
- Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria
- Hen Of The WoodsGrifola frondosa
- Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus
Greater Plantain · Himalayan Balsam · Silverweed · Lungwort · Wellingtonia +24
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025
- LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
- WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum2025
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
59,817 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Magpie · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Coot · Canada Goose +30
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Anser anser anserAnser anser anser2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects16 species
springautumn
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Peacock · Nomada · Brimstone · Speckled Wood +11
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- PeacockAglais io
- NomadaNomada
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
- Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Amanita'r Gwybed · Hen Of The Woods · Giant Polypore
- Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria
- Hen Of The WoodsGrifola frondosa
- Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus
Greater Plantain · Himalayan Balsam · Silverweed · Lungwort · Wellingtonia +24
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025
- LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
- WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum2025
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025DandelionTaraxacum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025CowslipPrimula veris2025CowslipPrimula veris2025