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🦅Birds🛝Family🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome111 ha
Getting here
52.63675, -1.18020
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Goldfinch
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 172m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Goldfinch
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 172m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Magpie +46 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Magpie +46 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Yellow Brain, Candlesnuff Fungus +10 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Common Bluebottle, Hornet Hoverfly +113 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
179 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
West End WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef West End WayLocal cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Inner RingwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Inner RingwayLocal cycle route
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
43,014 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
43,014 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +19
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Muntjac +1
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects17 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Hornet Hoverfly · Rosemary Beetle · Oak Bush-cricket · Speckled Wood · Dark-edged Bee-fly +12
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Zygina flammigera
Yellow Brain · Candlesnuff Fungus · Jelly Ear · Glistening Inkcap · Arrhenia rickenii +2
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae2025
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2025
- Arrhenia rickeniiArrhenia rickenii2025
- Hen Of The WoodsGrifola frondosa
🌿Plants16 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Cherry Plum · Traveller's-joy · Yarrow · Hazel · Ivy +11
- Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- HazelCorylus avellana
- IvyHedera helix2025
- Spotted MedickMedicago arabica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
43,014 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +19
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Muntjac +1
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects17 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Hornet Hoverfly · Rosemary Beetle · Oak Bush-cricket · Speckled Wood · Dark-edged Bee-fly +12
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Zygina flammigera
Yellow Brain · Candlesnuff Fungus · Jelly Ear · Glistening Inkcap · Arrhenia rickenii +2
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae2025
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2025
- Arrhenia rickeniiArrhenia rickenii2025
- Hen Of The WoodsGrifola frondosa
🌿Plants16 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Cherry Plum · Traveller's-joy · Yarrow · Hazel · Ivy +11
- Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- HazelCorylus avellana
- IvyHedera helix2025
- Spotted MedickMedicago arabica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Zygina flammigera2025
Zygina flammigera2025
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamicAndricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamicAndricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025Lime DotStigmella tiliae2025Lime DotStigmella tiliae2025Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta20252025
2025
Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus2025Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus20252025
2025
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum2025WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Western Balsam-poplarPopulus trichocarpa2025Western Balsam-poplarPopulus trichocarpa2025Michaelmas-DaisyAster2025Michaelmas-DaisyAster2025PlumPrunus domestica subsp. domestica2025PlumPrunus domestica subsp. domestica2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025MedlarMespilus germanica2025MedlarMespilus germanica2025