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🦉 Wildlife🍄 Fungi🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Leicester Getting here
52.63505, -1.18350
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ 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 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Glistening Inkcap, Arrhenia rickenii, Hen Of The Woods +9 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Glistening Inkcap, Arrhenia rickenii, Hen Of The Woods +9 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Plants — Elder, Bramble, Common Nettle +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Hornet Hoverfly, Alder Leaf Beetle +109 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Hornet Hoverfly, Alder Leaf Beetle +109 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Greater Plantain, Silverweed, Alder +76 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Greater Plantain, Silverweed, Alder +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
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Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
41,804 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 41,804 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch +27
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Rosemary Beetle · Oak Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Speckled Wood · Common Spangle Causer +3
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025 Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025 Glistening Inkcap · Arrhenia rickenii · Hen Of The Woods · Giant Polypore
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus Arrhenia rickenii Arrhenia rickenii Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Cherry Plum · Traveller's-joy · Hazel · Wellingtonia · Common Sorrel +2
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Hazel Corylus avellana Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum2025 Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025 Holly Ilex aquifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 41,804 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch +27
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Rosemary Beetle · Oak Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Speckled Wood · Common Spangle Causer +3
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025 Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025 Glistening Inkcap · Arrhenia rickenii · Hen Of The Woods · Giant Polypore
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus Arrhenia rickenii Arrhenia rickenii Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Cherry Plum · Traveller's-joy · Hazel · Wellingtonia · Common Sorrel +2
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Hazel Corylus avellana Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum2025 Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025 Holly Ilex aquifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Knopper Gall Causer
Knopper Gall Causer
Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025 2025
2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025 