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📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.64332, -1.08986

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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
  • 🛝Playground 155m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

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Bird watching

Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blackcap, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blackcap, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026

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Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Cushion Bracket, Pocket Plum, Candlesnuff Fungus +14 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Cushion Bracket, Pocket Plum, Candlesnuff Fungus +14 more · last seen 2026

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Insect spotting

Insects — Clouded Drab, Hebrew Character, Common Quaker +161 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Clouded Drab, Hebrew Character, Common Quaker +161 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pendulous Sedge, Coltsfoot, Bee Orchid +88 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Pendulous Sedge, Coltsfoot, Bee Orchid +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Rough Hawkbit, Red Dead-nettle +12 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

164 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
West End WayCycling route
Named routeRef West End WayLocal cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Inner RingwayCycling route
Named routeRef Inner RingwayLocal cycle route
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Uppingham Road Methodist Church

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Uppingham Road Methodist Church

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Nearby places

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🌱Abbey ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Abbey ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Spinney Hill ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Spinney Hill ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Evington ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Evington ParkUrban park2.2 km→

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