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🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Leicester Getting here
52.63612, -1.17347
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 🌿 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 🌿 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
Plants — Bramble, Elder, Common Nettle +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Hornet Hoverfly, Common Bluebottle +83 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Hornet Hoverfly, Common Bluebottle +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Goldfinch +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Goldfinch +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Ivy, Elder +95 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bramble, Ivy, Elder +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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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
Show on map Fosse2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
Show on map Inner Ringway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Inner Ringway Local cycle route
Show on map Leicester 'Route 4' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Tree lined path and road in Western Park
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Wildlife to spot
48,995 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 48,995 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Dunnock · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +25
Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greylag Goose Anser anser Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Oak Bush-cricket · Rosemary Beetle · Western Honey Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Speckled Wood +5
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025 Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic Yellow Brain · Jelly Ear · Glistening Inkcap · Arrhenia rickenii · Giant Polypore +1
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae2025 Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus2025 Arrhenia rickenii Arrhenia rickenii2025 Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus2025 Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa 🌿 Plants 10 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Elm · Cherry Plum · Traveller's-joy · Yarrow · Hazel +5
Elm Ulmus Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Yarrow Achillea millefolium Hazel Corylus avellana Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2025 Common Sorrel Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 48,995 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Dunnock · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +25
Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greylag Goose Anser anser Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Oak Bush-cricket · Rosemary Beetle · Western Honey Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Speckled Wood +5
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025 Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic Yellow Brain · Jelly Ear · Glistening Inkcap · Arrhenia rickenii · Giant Polypore +1
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae2025 Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus2025 Arrhenia rickenii Arrhenia rickenii2025 Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus2025 Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa 🌿 Plants 10 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Elm · Cherry Plum · Traveller's-joy · Yarrow · Hazel +5
Elm Ulmus Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Yarrow Achillea millefolium Hazel Corylus avellana Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2025 Common Sorrel Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi2025
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi2025 2025
2025
Rumex acetosa2025
Rumex acetosa2025
Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum2025
Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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