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52.58970, -1.14477
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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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Candlesnuff Fungus, Common Orange Lichen +11 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Candlesnuff Fungus, Common Orange Lichen +11 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Banded Demoiselle +101 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Banded Demoiselle +101 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dandelion, Cleavers, Ivy +94 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dandelion, Cleavers, Ivy +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
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Blaby Village Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
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Leicester 'Route 4' Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
43,700 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 43,700 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Nuthatch · Grey Heron · Dunnock · Long-tailed Tit · Kingfisher +31
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goosander Mergus merganser Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Redwing Turdus iliacus Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Common Gull Larus canus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Common Pipistrelle · Wood Mouse +3
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Brown Rat 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 37 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Migrant Hawker · Ivy Bee · Common Darter · Western Honey Bee · Field Digger Wasp +32
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Field Digger Wasp Mellinus arvensis2025 🍄 Fungi 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Candlesnuff Fungus · Common Orange Lichen · Shaggy Bracket
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina Shaggy Bracket Inonotus hispidus 🌿 Plants 18 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hogweed · Elder · Glory-of-the-snow · Common Nettle · Ivy +13
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Elder Sambucus nigra Glory-of-the-snow Scilla forbesii Common Nettle Urtica dioica Ivy Hedera helix Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium Cleavers Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 43,700 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Nuthatch · Grey Heron · Dunnock · Long-tailed Tit · Kingfisher +31
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goosander Mergus merganser Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Redwing Turdus iliacus Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Common Gull Larus canus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Common Pipistrelle · Wood Mouse +3
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Brown Rat 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 37 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Migrant Hawker · Ivy Bee · Common Darter · Western Honey Bee · Field Digger Wasp +32
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Field Digger Wasp Mellinus arvensis2025 🍄 Fungi 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Candlesnuff Fungus · Common Orange Lichen · Shaggy Bracket
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina Shaggy Bracket Inonotus hispidus 🌿 Plants 18 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hogweed · Elder · Glory-of-the-snow · Common Nettle · Ivy +13
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Elder Sambucus nigra Glory-of-the-snow Scilla forbesii Common Nettle Urtica dioica Ivy Hedera helix Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium Cleavers Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rattus norvegicus
Rattus norvegicus
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly
Willow Emerald Damselfly
Chalcolestes viridis2025
Chalcolestes viridis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
German Wasp Vespula germanica2025
German Wasp Vespula germanica2025
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2025
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2025
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
Aquarius paludum Aquarius paludum2025
Aquarius paludum Aquarius paludum2025
Urophora cardui Urophora cardui2025
Urophora cardui Urophora cardui2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2025
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2025
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Beautiful Plume Amblyptilia acanthadactyla2025
Beautiful Plume Amblyptilia acanthadactyla2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Peacock Aglais io2025
Peacock Aglais io2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2025
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2025
Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella2025
Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella2025 Galium aparine
Galium aparine
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Evergreen Spindle Euonymus japonicus2025
Evergreen Spindle Euonymus japonicus2025
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana2025
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana2025
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2025
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2025
Plum Prunus domestica subsp. domestica2025
Plum Prunus domestica subsp. domestica2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025
Honesty Lunaria annua2025
Honesty Lunaria annua2025 