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Tonge Gorse

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Malcolm Neal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.79632, -1.35497

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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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ 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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Magpie Inkcap, Common Orange Lichen, Birch Woodwart +15 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Magpie Inkcap, Common Orange Lichen, Birch Woodwart +15 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Meadowsweet, Dandelion, Hawthorn +28 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Marmalade Hoverfly, Swollen-thighed Beetle +144 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Marmalade Hoverfly, Swollen-thighed Beetle +144 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Dunnock, Blue Tit, Fieldfare +18 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dunnock, Blue Tit, Fieldfare +18 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ivy, Meadowsweet, Dandelion +230 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy, Meadowsweet, Dandelion +230 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Ivanhoe WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

66 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route

Route 52Cycling route

Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

East Midlands AirportCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route

Named routeRef 2Local cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

4,166 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,166 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds4 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Red Kite · Dunnock · Raven · Chiffchaff

Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
RavenCorvus corax2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024

🐝

Insects43 species

summer

2025

White-letter Hairstreak · Silver-washed Fritillary · Purple Emperor · Ringlet · Willow Bean-galler +38

White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia
Purple EmperorApatura iris
RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
CommaPolygonia c-album
SyrphusSyrphus
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Dasineura ulmariaDasineura ulmaria2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2024
Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
PeacockAglais io
Small WhitePieris rapae
Large WhitePieris brassicae
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
CheilosiaCheilosia
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Tipula vernalisTipula vernalis
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum
Chromatomyia primulaeChromatomyia primulae2024
Rose Leaf MinerStigmella anomalella2024
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024
Bridgman’s Bean-gallerEuura bridgmanii2024
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2024
Dasineura pustulansDasineura pustulans2024
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2024

🍄

Fungi6 species

springautumn

2025

Magpie Inkcap · Birch Woodwart · Common Orange Lichen · Ramalina fastigiata · Yellow Fieldcap +1

Magpie InkcapCoprinopsis picacea
Birch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformis
Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
Ramalina fastigiataRamalina fastigiata
Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans2024
Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus2024

🌿

Plants66 species

springsummer

2026

Meadowsweet · Hairy St John's-wort · Bramble · Wild Marjoram · Lords-and-Ladies +61

MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
Black BryonyTamus communis2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2024
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2025
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia2024
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025
AspenPopulus tremula2025
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
SanicleSanicula europaea2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025
WoodruffGalium odoratum2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
BugleAjuga reptans2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Ribbed MelilotMelilotus officinalis2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
TimothyPhleum pratense2024
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024
OsierSalix viminalis2024
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,166 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds4 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Red Kite · Dunnock · Raven · Chiffchaff

Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
RavenCorvus corax2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024

🐝

Insects43 species

summer

2025

White-letter Hairstreak · Silver-washed Fritillary · Purple Emperor · Ringlet · Willow Bean-galler +38

White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia
Purple EmperorApatura iris
RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
CommaPolygonia c-album
SyrphusSyrphus
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Dasineura ulmariaDasineura ulmaria2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2024
Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
PeacockAglais io
Small WhitePieris rapae
Large WhitePieris brassicae
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
CheilosiaCheilosia
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Tipula vernalisTipula vernalis
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum
Chromatomyia primulaeChromatomyia primulae2024
Rose Leaf MinerStigmella anomalella2024
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024
Bridgman’s Bean-gallerEuura bridgmanii2024
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2024
Dasineura pustulansDasineura pustulans2024
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2024

🍄

Fungi6 species

springautumn

2025

Magpie Inkcap · Birch Woodwart · Common Orange Lichen · Ramalina fastigiata · Yellow Fieldcap +1

Magpie InkcapCoprinopsis picacea
Birch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformis
Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
Ramalina fastigiataRamalina fastigiata
Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans2024
Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus2024

🌿

Plants66 species

springsummer

2026

Meadowsweet · Hairy St John's-wort · Bramble · Wild Marjoram · Lords-and-Ladies +61

MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
Black BryonyTamus communis2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2024
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2025
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia2024
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025
AspenPopulus tremula2025
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
SanicleSanicula europaea2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025
WoodruffGalium odoratum2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
BugleAjuga reptans2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Ribbed MelilotMelilotus officinalis2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
TimothyPhleum pratense2024
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024
OsierSalix viminalis2024
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Malcolm Neal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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