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Tropical Bird Garden

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WildlifeFungiInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • The Real Macaw — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Snowy Inkcap, Weeping Widow, Meadow Waxcap +15 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Snowy Inkcap, Weeping Widow, Meadow Waxcap +15 more · last seen 2025

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Insect spotting

Insects — Rhinocyllus conicus, Malvapion malvae, Sphaeroderma testaceum +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rhinocyllus conicus, Malvapion malvae, Sphaeroderma testaceum +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Dunnock, Robin +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Dunnock, Robin +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Lesser Celandine, Dandelion +56 more · last seen 2026; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Lesser Celandine, Dandelion +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Dandelion, Autumn Hawkbit +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Little Lanepublic footpath · 87 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 87 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 63Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route424 m
Named routeRef 63Length 424 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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