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🦉 Wildlife⚽ Pitches🦅 Birds
Public access Dogs welcome
Places › England › East Midlands › North West Leicestershire Getting here
52.73971, -1.47741
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 ⚽ Playing fields 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +40 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Uncertain, Marbled Minor agg., Willow Beauty +263 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Uncertain, Marbled Minor agg., Willow Beauty +263 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Playing field
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ivanhoe Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Conkers Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Conkers Circuit Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 52 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 52 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 659 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 659 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 26 m ▾
Named route Length 26 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Family Forest Trail (Yellow) Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Family Forest Trail Round trip
Show on map Wood Farm Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Wood Farm Trail
Show on map Shell Brook Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Shell Brook Trail Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Hicks Lodge Trail Mountain bike route ▾
The Tramway Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref The Tramway Trail
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Packington Nook Lane bridleway · 714 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 714 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
34,921 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,921 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Woodpigeon +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Red Fox · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Oak Beauty · Small Quaker · Hebrew Character · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Golden Dot +1
Oak Beauty Biston strataria Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Golden Dot Stigmella aurella Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa 🍄 Fungi 7 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Cedar Cup · Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Jelly Ear · Peziza · Amethyst Deceiver +2
Cedar Cup Geopora sumneriana Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Peziza Peziza Amethyst Deceiver Laccaria amethystina2025 Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon Wall-rue · Shining Crane's-bill
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,921 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Woodpigeon +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Red Fox · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Oak Beauty · Small Quaker · Hebrew Character · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Golden Dot +1
Oak Beauty Biston strataria Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Golden Dot Stigmella aurella Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa 🍄 Fungi 7 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Cedar Cup · Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Jelly Ear · Peziza · Amethyst Deceiver +2
Cedar Cup Geopora sumneriana Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Peziza Peziza Amethyst Deceiver Laccaria amethystina2025 Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon Wall-rue · Shining Crane's-bill
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Saffron Milkcap Lactarius deliciosus2025
Saffron Milkcap Lactarius deliciosus2025 