Wood Close Plantation 4 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
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52.60940, -1.19267
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Moorhen 🌿 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
🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Moorhen 🌿 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Moorhen, Mallard +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Moorhen, Mallard +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Dandelion, Bramble +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Australian Orange-tip, Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing +171 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Groundsel, Greater Plantain +64 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Groundsel, Greater Plantain +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Jelly Ear, Amanita'r Gwybed, Giant Polypore +5 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Jelly Ear, Amanita'r Gwybed, Giant Polypore +5 more · last seen 2026
Varies
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 Blaby Village Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
148 signed routes nearby
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Leicester 'Route 4' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
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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 Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
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Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2025
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2025
Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic
Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic
Speckled Holm Oak Dot Ectoedemia heringella
Speckled Holm Oak Dot Ectoedemia heringella
Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella2025
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella2025
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella2025
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella2025
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2025
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2025
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2025
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2025
Comma Polygonia c-album2025
Comma Polygonia c-album2025
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2025
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2025 Common Whitlowgrass
Common Whitlowgrass
Erophila verna
Erophila verna
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
False-acacia Robinia pseudoacacia2025
False-acacia Robinia pseudoacacia2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Grey Poplar Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens2025
Grey Poplar Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2025
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Weld Reseda luteola2025
Weld Reseda luteola2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025 