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Getting here
52.62068, -1.42309
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Jackdaw
- 🍄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
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Jackdaw
- 🍄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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, House Sparrow +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, House Sparrow +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Riband Wave +238 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Synchytrium taraxaci, Dog's Mercury Rust, Clustered Brittlestem +7 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Common Nettle, Ash +106 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 52Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route464 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 464 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Named routeRef 52Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 52Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 52Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
22,730 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
22,730 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Mallard +34
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Great TitParus major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
Grey Squirrel · Stoat · Brown Hare · American Mink
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- StoatMustela erminea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- American MinkNeovison vison2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects25 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Red Admiral · Hornet · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Two-spotted Carpet Beetle · Unaspis euonymi +20
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025
- HornetVespa crabro2023
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023
- Two-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellio
- Unaspis euonymi
🍄Fungi8 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Synchytrium taraxaci · Dog's Mercury Rust · Clustered Brittlestem · Torth Felen · Parmotrema perlatum +3
- Synchytrium taraxaciSynchytrium taraxaci
- Dog's Mercury RustMelampsora populnea
- Clustered BrittlestemBritzelmayria multipedata2024
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2024
- Parmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatum
Giant Hogweed · Yellow Iris · Pedunculate Oak · Common Nettle · Elecampane +35
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
- ElecampaneInula helenium2024
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,730 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Mallard +34
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Great TitParus major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
Grey Squirrel · Stoat · Brown Hare · American Mink
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- StoatMustela erminea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- American MinkNeovison vison2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects25 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Red Admiral · Hornet · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Two-spotted Carpet Beetle · Unaspis euonymi +20
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025
- HornetVespa crabro2023
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023
- Two-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellio
- Unaspis euonymi
🍄Fungi8 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Synchytrium taraxaci · Dog's Mercury Rust · Clustered Brittlestem · Torth Felen · Parmotrema perlatum +3
- Synchytrium taraxaciSynchytrium taraxaci
- Dog's Mercury RustMelampsora populnea
- Clustered BrittlestemBritzelmayria multipedata2024
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2024
- Parmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatum
Giant Hogweed · Yellow Iris · Pedunculate Oak · Common Nettle · Elecampane +35
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
- ElecampaneInula helenium2024
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Unaspis euonymi2025
Unaspis euonymi2025
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025Phytomyza cytisiPhytomyza cytisi2025Phytomyza cytisiPhytomyza cytisi2025Agromyza demeijereiAgromyza demeijerei2025Agromyza demeijereiAgromyza demeijerei2025Laburnum Leaf MinerLeucoptera laburnella2025Laburnum Leaf MinerLeucoptera laburnella2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Cotton-wool Gall CauserAndricus quercusramuli f. sexual2025Cotton-wool Gall CauserAndricus quercusramuli f. sexual2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2024Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2024Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Golden DotStigmella aurella2024Golden DotStigmella aurella2024Speckled Holm Oak DotEctoedemia heringella2024Speckled Holm Oak DotEctoedemia heringella2024Marble Gall CauserAndricus kollari f. agamic2024Marble Gall CauserAndricus kollari f. agamic2024Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2023Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2023Cherry GallCynips quercusfolii2023Cherry GallCynips quercusfolii202316-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202316-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2023Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2023Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2023Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata20232023
2023
Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.2023Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.2023Ramalina fastigiataRamalina fastigiata2023Ramalina fastigiataRamalina fastigiata2023Microbotryum parlatoreiMicrobotryum parlatorei2023Microbotryum parlatoreiMicrobotryum parlatorei2023Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Giant ButterburPetasites japonicusGiant ButterburPetasites japonicusSilver MapleAcer saccharinum2024Silver MapleAcer saccharinum2024Caucasian WingnutPterocarya fraxinifolia2024Caucasian WingnutPterocarya fraxinifolia2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2024Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2024Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2024Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Water MintMentha aquatica2024Water MintMentha aquatica2024Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024BulrushTypha latifolia2024BulrushTypha latifolia2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024TrentepohliaTrentepohlia2024TrentepohliaTrentepohlia2024Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2024Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2024Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2023PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023Events & activities nearby
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