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52.62645, -1.15608
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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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Robin, Canada Goose +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Robin, Canada Goose +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, Western Honey Bee, Small Copper +120 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, Western Honey Bee, Small Copper +120 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Chicken Of The Woods, Common Bird's Nest, Glistening Inkcap +7 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Chicken Of The Woods, Common Bird's Nest, Glistening Inkcap +7 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Elder, Greater Plantain +119 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bramble, Elder, Greater Plantain +119 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 160 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Leicester 'Route 2' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map West End Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref West End Way Local cycle route
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Named route Ref Inner Ringway Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Fosse Road South in Westcotes, Leicester
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Wildlife to spot
40,032 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,032 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Blackcap · Woodpigeon +43
Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Greylag Goose Anser anser Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goosander Mergus merganser Rock Dove Columba livia Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025 Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tristis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Oak Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 24-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Large Willow Aphid +2
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Laburnum Leaf Miner Leucoptera laburnella 🍄 Fungi 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Bird's Nest · Glistening Inkcap
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus2025 🌿 Plants 13 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Elm · Flowering Currant · Sweet Violet · Lesser Celandine · Cherry Plum +8
Elm Ulmus Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,032 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Blackcap · Woodpigeon +43
Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Greylag Goose Anser anser Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goosander Mergus merganser Rock Dove Columba livia Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025 Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tristis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Oak Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 24-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Large Willow Aphid +2
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Laburnum Leaf Miner Leucoptera laburnella 🍄 Fungi 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Bird's Nest · Glistening Inkcap
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus2025 🌿 Plants 13 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Elm · Flowering Currant · Sweet Violet · Lesser Celandine · Cherry Plum +8
Elm Ulmus Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Crypturaphis grassii Crypturaphis grassii2025
Crypturaphis grassii Crypturaphis grassii2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare2025
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare2025
Italian Alder Alnus cordata2025
Italian Alder Alnus cordata2025
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2025
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2025
White Poplar Populus alba2025
White Poplar Populus alba2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum2025
Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum2025 