Three Fields Plantation 13 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects🦅 Birds
Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Blaby Getting here
52.51730, -1.29046
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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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +225 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +225 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Coot, Tufted Duck, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coot, Tufted Duck, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ragged-Robin, Chicory, Bulrush +35 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ragged-Robin, Chicory, Bulrush +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Parasola, Tongues Of Fire, Meadowsweet Rust +3 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Parasola, Tongues Of Fire, Meadowsweet Rust +3 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Plants — Bulrush, Guelder-rose, Water Mint +5 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Footpath V51 Walking route ▾
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Show on map Bridleway V53 Walking route ▾
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Show on map Bridleway V29 Walking route ▾
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Show on map Footpath V35 Walking route ▾
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Show on map Footpath U50 Walking route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
57,420 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 57,420 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Tufted Duck · Mute Swan · Carrion Crow · Great Crested Grebe +23
Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Martin Delichon urbicum Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Tit Parus major Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Syrphus · Beautiful Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Helophilus pendulus +76
Syrphus Syrphus Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata 7-spot Ladybird 🍄 Fungi 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Parasola · Tongues Of Fire
Parasola Parasola Tongues Of Fire Gymnosporangium clavariiforme Guelder-rose · False-acacia · Lucerne · Chicory · Blackthorn +18
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus False-acacia Robinia pseudoacacia Lucerne Medicago sativa subsp. sativa Chicory Cichorium intybus Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Bulrush Typha latifolia Red Clover Trifolium pratense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 57,420 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Tufted Duck · Mute Swan · Carrion Crow · Great Crested Grebe +23
Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Martin Delichon urbicum Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Tit Parus major Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Syrphus · Beautiful Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Helophilus pendulus +76
Syrphus Syrphus Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata 7-spot Ladybird 🍄 Fungi 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Parasola · Tongues Of Fire
Parasola Parasola Tongues Of Fire Gymnosporangium clavariiforme Guelder-rose · False-acacia · Lucerne · Chicory · Blackthorn +18
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus False-acacia Robinia pseudoacacia Lucerne Medicago sativa subsp. sativa Chicory Cichorium intybus Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Bulrush Typha latifolia Red Clover Trifolium pratense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Shining Hawthorn Dot Stigmella hybnerella
Shining Hawthorn Dot Stigmella hybnerella
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter acerifoliella
Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter acerifoliella
Shining Elm Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter schreberella
Shining Elm Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter schreberella
Plain Elm Dot Stigmella viscerella
Plain Elm Dot Stigmella viscerella
Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella
Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Nut-tree Dot Stigmella microtheriella
Nut-tree Dot Stigmella microtheriella
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella
Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner Heterarthrus fiora
Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner Heterarthrus fiora
Dark Hornbeam Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter esperella
Dark Hornbeam Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter esperella
Hawthorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter corylifoliella
Hawthorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter corylifoliella
Norway Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter joannisi
Norway Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter joannisi
Maple Dot Stigmella aceris
Maple Dot Stigmella aceris
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Hawthorn Parornix Parornix anglicella
Hawthorn Parornix Parornix anglicella
Liriomyza amoena Liriomyza amoena
Liriomyza amoena Liriomyza amoena
Blue-shot Dot Stigmella plagicolella
Blue-shot Dot Stigmella plagicolella
Common Thorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae
Common Thorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Devil's Coach-horse Ocypus olens
Devil's Coach-horse Ocypus olens
Buckthorn Dot Stigmella catharticella
Buckthorn Dot Stigmella catharticella
Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata
Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Anaspis regimbarti Anaspis regimbarti
Anaspis regimbarti Anaspis regimbarti
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Yellow-barred Long-horn Nemophora degeerella
Yellow-barred Long-horn Nemophora degeerella
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Brindled Fungus Moth Triaxomera parasitella
Brindled Fungus Moth Triaxomera parasitella
Green Oak Tortrix Tortrix viridana
Green Oak Tortrix Tortrix viridana
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Anaspis maculata Anaspis maculata
Anaspis maculata Anaspis maculata
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Hypera rumicis Hypera rumicis
Hypera rumicis Hypera rumicis
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus
Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus
Trioza urticae Trioza urticae
Trioza urticae Trioza urticae
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Epistrophe nitidicollis Epistrophe nitidicollis
Epistrophe nitidicollis Epistrophe nitidicollis
Drinker Euthrix potatoria
Drinker Euthrix potatoria
Yellow-tail Euproctis similis
Yellow-tail Euproctis similis
Large Longhorn Nematopogon swammerdamella
Large Longhorn Nematopogon swammerdamella
Common Marble Celypha lacunana
Common Marble Celypha lacunana
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Heterocordylus (Heterocordylus) tibialis Heterocordylus (Heterocordylus) tibialis
Heterocordylus (Heterocordylus) tibialis Heterocordylus (Heterocordylus) tibialis
Opaque Oak Nematine Mesoneura opaca
Opaque Oak Nematine Mesoneura opaca
Ptinomorphus imperialis Ptinomorphus imperialis
Ptinomorphus imperialis Ptinomorphus imperialis
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Walnut Juglans regia
Walnut Juglans regia
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
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