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Willowbrook Park

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📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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52.63441, -1.05483

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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
🛝Playground 287m away — 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
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 287m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Ganoderma, Jelly Ear, Shaggy Inkcap +14 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Ganoderma, Jelly Ear, Shaggy Inkcap +14 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Broad Centurion, Harlequin Ladybird +136 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Broad Centurion, Harlequin Ladybird +136 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Daisy, Cow Parsley, Lesser Celandine +94 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Daisy, Cow Parsley, Lesser Celandine +94 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

60 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Fosse2Cycling route

Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network

Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

NCN 6 Flood Diversion RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

74,349 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

74,349 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds28 species

wintersummer

2026

Robin · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Magpie +23

RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SwiftApus apus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

summer

2026

Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Myotis Bat species +3

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2025
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
BadgerMeles meles2025

🐝

Insects81 species

springsummer

2025

Shuttle-shaped Dart · Harlequin Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Oak Bush-cricket · Box Tree Moth +76

Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis
SyrphusSyrphus
AncistrocerusAncistrocerus
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata
Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea
Small MagpieAnania hortulata
Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis
Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus
Curved-leaf Gall CauserAndricus curvator f. sexual
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula
Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria
Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata
Aulagromyza populiAulagromyza populi
Common BluePolyommatus icarus
Firethorn Leaf MinerPhyllonorycter leucographella
Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Old LadyMormo maura
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
PeacockAglais io
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana
MillerAcronicta leporina
Pine Hawk-mothSphinx pinastri
Netted TortrixAcleris forsskaleana
Riband WaveIdaea aversata
SycamoreAcronicta aceris
Grey/Dark DaggerAcronicta psi/tridens
Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata
Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria
FlameAxylia putris
Mint MothPyrausta aurata
YponomeutaYponomeuta
Spotted MagpieAnania coronata
Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria
Orange Pine TortrixLozotaeniodes formosana
Common FootmanEilema lurideola
CommaPolygonia c-album
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
GasteruptionGasteruption
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Purple EmperorApatura iris
Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina
Timothy TortrixZelotherses paleana
Cocksfoot MothGlyphipterix simpliciella
Tipula vernalisTipula vernalis
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta
Tephritis neesiiTephritis neesii

🍄

Fungi2 species

springautumn

2026

Cedar Cup · Honey Fungus

Cedar CupGeopora sumneriana
Honey FungusArmillaria mellea2025

🌿

Plants13 species

summer

2025

Red Dead-nettle · Deadly Nightshade · Black Nightshade · Raspberry · Druce's Crane's-bill +8

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Deadly NightshadeAtropa belladonna
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Druce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
White BryonyBryonia dioica
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
CorncockleAgrostemma githago
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

74,349 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds28 species

wintersummer

2026

Robin · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Magpie +23

RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SwiftApus apus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

summer

2026

Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Myotis Bat species +3

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2025
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
BadgerMeles meles2025

🐝

Insects81 species

springsummer

2025

Shuttle-shaped Dart · Harlequin Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Oak Bush-cricket · Box Tree Moth +76

Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis
SyrphusSyrphus
AncistrocerusAncistrocerus
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata
Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea
Small MagpieAnania hortulata
Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis
Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus
Curved-leaf Gall CauserAndricus curvator f. sexual
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula
Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria
Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata
Aulagromyza populiAulagromyza populi
Common BluePolyommatus icarus
Firethorn Leaf MinerPhyllonorycter leucographella
Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Old LadyMormo maura
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
PeacockAglais io
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana
MillerAcronicta leporina
Pine Hawk-mothSphinx pinastri
Netted TortrixAcleris forsskaleana
Riband WaveIdaea aversata
SycamoreAcronicta aceris
Grey/Dark DaggerAcronicta psi/tridens
Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata
Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria
FlameAxylia putris
Mint MothPyrausta aurata
YponomeutaYponomeuta
Spotted MagpieAnania coronata
Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria
Orange Pine TortrixLozotaeniodes formosana
Common FootmanEilema lurideola
CommaPolygonia c-album
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
GasteruptionGasteruption
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Purple EmperorApatura iris
Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina
Timothy TortrixZelotherses paleana
Cocksfoot MothGlyphipterix simpliciella
Tipula vernalisTipula vernalis
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta
Tephritis neesiiTephritis neesii

🍄

Fungi2 species

springautumn

2026

Cedar Cup · Honey Fungus

Cedar CupGeopora sumneriana
Honey FungusArmillaria mellea2025

🌿

Plants13 species

summer

2025

Red Dead-nettle · Deadly Nightshade · Black Nightshade · Raspberry · Druce's Crane's-bill +8

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Deadly NightshadeAtropa belladonna
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Druce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
White BryonyBryonia dioica
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
CorncockleAgrostemma githago
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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