Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.65202, -0.77067
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chiffchaff
- 🍄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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chiffchaff
- 🍄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 — Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Rose Rust, Oily Waxcap +44 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, Rutpela maculata, Roesel's Bush-cricket +169 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Wood Anemone, Lords-and-Ladies +108 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oakham Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Rutland Water CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route546 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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The Village Green, Braunston in Rutland
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
15,348 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,348 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Chaffinch · Blackcap · Blackbird +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- CootFulica atra
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwiftApus apus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2026▾
Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects73 species
springsummer
2026▾
Speckled Bush-cricket · Rutpela maculata · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Meadow Brown · Large Skipper +68
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2025
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2025
King Alfred's Cakes · Lilac Fibrecap · Crepidotus · Candlesnuff Fungus · Tripe Fungus +17
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- Lilac FibrecapInocybe lilacina2025
- CrepidotusCrepidotus2025
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025
- Tripe FungusAuricularia mesenterica
- Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
🌿Plants11 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Spotted-orchid · Wood Anemone · Lesser Celandine · Primrose · Lords-and-Ladies +6
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,348 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Chaffinch · Blackcap · Blackbird +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- CootFulica atra
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwiftApus apus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2026▾
Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects73 species
springsummer
2026▾
Speckled Bush-cricket · Rutpela maculata · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Meadow Brown · Large Skipper +68
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2025
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2025
King Alfred's Cakes · Lilac Fibrecap · Crepidotus · Candlesnuff Fungus · Tripe Fungus +17
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- Lilac FibrecapInocybe lilacina2025
- CrepidotusCrepidotus2025
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025
- Tripe FungusAuricularia mesenterica
- Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
🌿Plants11 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Spotted-orchid · Wood Anemone · Lesser Celandine · Primrose · Lords-and-Ladies +6
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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