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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › East Midlands › Leicester Getting here
52.62543, -1.16056
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Kesh's Kafe & Bakery — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Kesh's Kafe & Bakery — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, Western Honey Bee, Small Copper +109 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, Western Honey Bee, Small Copper +109 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Elder, Daisy +108 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bramble, Elder, Daisy +108 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 165 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
53,851 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 53,851 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Magpie · Redwing · Dunnock +44
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goosander Mergus merganser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jay Garrulus glandarius Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tristis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coot Fulica atra2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 7 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Oak Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 24-spot Ladybird · Comma · Vine Weevil +2
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Comma Polygonia c-album Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus Glistening Inkcap
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Elm · Flowering Currant · Sweet Violet · Lesser Celandine · Cherry Plum +3
Elm Ulmus Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Yarrow Achillea millefolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 53,851 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Magpie · Redwing · Dunnock +44
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goosander Mergus merganser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jay Garrulus glandarius Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tristis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coot Fulica atra2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 7 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Oak Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 24-spot Ladybird · Comma · Vine Weevil +2
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Comma Polygonia c-album Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus Glistening Inkcap
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Elm · Flowering Currant · Sweet Violet · Lesser Celandine · Cherry Plum +3
Elm Ulmus Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Yarrow Achillea millefolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Laburnum Leaf Miner Leucoptera laburnella2025
Laburnum Leaf Miner Leucoptera laburnella2025
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare2025
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare2025
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2025
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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