Watermead Country Park 1 ha
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Places › England › East Midlands › Charnwood Getting here
52.68038, -1.10909
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 222m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 222m away — 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Egret, Goosander, Mallard +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Little Egret, Goosander, Mallard +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Light Brown Apple Moth +249 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Light Brown Apple Moth +249 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Chewing Gum Lichen, Physcia tenella, Physcia caesia +2 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Chewing Gum Lichen, Physcia tenella, Physcia caesia +2 more · last seen 2026
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — White Poplar, Marsh-mallow, Butterbur +5 more · last seen 2026; Plants — White Poplar, Marsh-mallow, Butterbur +5 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
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Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
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Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
122,408 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 122,408 records · National Biodiversity Network Little Egret · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Mallard · Canada Goose +40
Little Egret Egretta garzetta Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goosander Mergus merganser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Black Swan Cygnus atratus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Quaker · Hebrew Character · Clouded Drab · Twin-spotted Quaker · Small Quaker +23
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Chewing Gum Lichen · Physcia caesia · Physcia tenella
Chewing Gum Lichen Protoparmeliopsis muralis Physcia caesia Physcia caesia Physcia tenella Physcia tenella 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Butterbur · Hazel · Mistletoe
Butterbur Petasites hybridus Hazel Corylus avellana Mistletoe Viscum album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 122,408 records · National Biodiversity Network Little Egret · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Mallard · Canada Goose +40
Little Egret Egretta garzetta Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goosander Mergus merganser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Black Swan Cygnus atratus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Quaker · Hebrew Character · Clouded Drab · Twin-spotted Quaker · Small Quaker +23
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Chewing Gum Lichen · Physcia caesia · Physcia tenella
Chewing Gum Lichen Protoparmeliopsis muralis Physcia caesia Physcia caesia Physcia tenella Physcia tenella 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Butterbur · Hazel · Mistletoe
Butterbur Petasites hybridus Hazel Corylus avellana Mistletoe Viscum album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Pale Pinion Lithophane socia
Pale Pinion Lithophane socia
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Stomis pumicatus Stomis pumicatus
Stomis pumicatus Stomis pumicatus
Elaphrus cupreus Elaphrus cupreus
Elaphrus cupreus Elaphrus cupreus
Pterostichus minor Pterostichus minor
Pterostichus minor Pterostichus minor
Astenus pulchellus Astenus pulchellus
Astenus pulchellus Astenus pulchellus
Lathrobium impressum Lathrobium impressum
Lathrobium impressum Lathrobium impressum
Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius
Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius
Lathrobium geminum Lathrobium geminum
Lathrobium geminum Lathrobium geminum
Agonum micans Agonum micans
Agonum micans Agonum micans
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
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