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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha
Getting here
52.47501, -0.92729
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 118m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 118m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Swift +68 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Red Fox, Hedgehog, Brown Rat +13 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Small Tortoiseshell, Southern Hawker +121 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Black Nightshade, Selfheal, Pendulous Sedge +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Brampton Valley WayCycling route▾
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route86 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 86 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route817 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 817 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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In Welland Park, Market Harborough
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
15,792 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,792 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Goldfinch · Robin · Dunnock · Kingfisher +32
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common GullLarus canus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Muntjac · Water Shrew
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects49 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Rhamphus pulicarius · Vine's Rustic · Gatekeeper · Varied Carpet Beetle · Firethorn Leaf Miner +44
- Rhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicarius2025
- Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Firethorn Leaf MinerPhyllonorycter leucographella
- Iteomyia major
Yellow Brain
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
Red Dead-nettle · Stinking Iris · Black Nightshade · Elder · Gypsywort +12
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
- ElderSambucus nigra2025
- GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,792 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Goldfinch · Robin · Dunnock · Kingfisher +32
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common GullLarus canus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Muntjac · Water Shrew
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects49 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Rhamphus pulicarius · Vine's Rustic · Gatekeeper · Varied Carpet Beetle · Firethorn Leaf Miner +44
- Rhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicarius2025
- Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Firethorn Leaf MinerPhyllonorycter leucographella
- Iteomyia major
Yellow Brain
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
Red Dead-nettle · Stinking Iris · Black Nightshade · Elder · Gypsywort +12
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
- ElderSambucus nigra2025
- GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Iteomyia major2025
Iteomyia major2025
Broken-barred Oak DotEctoedemia subbimaculella2025Broken-barred Oak DotEctoedemia subbimaculella2025Ramshorn Gall CauserAndricus aries f. agamic2025Ramshorn Gall CauserAndricus aries f. agamic2025Dasineura auritaeDasineura auritae2025Dasineura auritaeDasineura auritae2025Oak CarlTischeria ekebladella2025Oak CarlTischeria ekebladella2025Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025Marble Gall CauserAndricus kollari f. agamic2025Marble Gall CauserAndricus kollari f. agamic2025White-spot Sallow DotEctoedemia intimella2025White-spot Sallow DotEctoedemia intimella2025Obolodiplosis robiniaeObolodiplosis robiniae2025Obolodiplosis robiniaeObolodiplosis robiniae2025Juniper CarpetThera juniperata2025Juniper CarpetThera juniperata2025Lesser Alder Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter stettinensis2025Lesser Alder Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter stettinensis2025House-flyMusca domestica2025House-flyMusca domestica2025Orange SallowTiliacea citrago2025Orange SallowTiliacea citrago2025Rusty DotUdea ferrugalis2025Rusty DotUdea ferrugalis2025Black RusticAporophyla nigra2025Black RusticAporophyla nigra2025Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2025Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2025Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis2025Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis2025Treble-barAplocera plagiata2025Treble-barAplocera plagiata2025Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2025Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2025Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2025Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Sheep-strike GreenbottleLucilia sericata2025Sheep-strike GreenbottleLucilia sericata2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Southern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinis2025Southern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinis2025Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2025Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2025Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025Painted LadyVanessa cardui2025Painted LadyVanessa cardui2025Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2025Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2025Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2025Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2025Least CarpetIdaea rusticata2025Least CarpetIdaea rusticata2025Dingy ShearsApterogenum ypsillon2025Dingy ShearsApterogenum ypsillon20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025CommaPolygonia c-album2025CommaPolygonia c-album2025Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2025Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2025Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2025Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2025Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2025Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2025Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2025Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata2025Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata2025Enchanter's-nightshade
Enchanter's-nightshade
Circaea lutetiana2025
Circaea lutetiana2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Events & activities nearby
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