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Places › England › East Midlands › Hinckley and Bosworth Getting here
52.55397, -1.41240
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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
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Elder, Hazel +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle +81 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cleavers, Rye Brome, Bee Orchid +166 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Cleavers, Rye Brome, Bee Orchid +166 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 28 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Footpath U50 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref U50
Show on map Footpath U62 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref U62
Show on map Footpath U63 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref U63
Show on map Footpath U79 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref U79
Show on map Footpath U77 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref U77
Show on map 66 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 52 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 52 National Cycle Network
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 498 m ▾
Named route Ref 52 Length 498 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 59 m ▾
Named route Ref 52 Length 59 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 61 m ▾
Named route Ref 52 Length 61 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 25 m ▾
Named route Length 25 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 33 m ▾
Named route Ref 52 Length 33 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
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Wildlife to spot
10,104 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,104 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldfinch · Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Robin +40
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Skylark Alauda arvensis Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Whitethroat Curruca communis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Coal Tit Periparus ater Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greylag Goose Anser anser Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Swollen-thighed Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Varied Carpet Beetle · Broad Centurion +24
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Common Orange Lichen · Oak Crust · Erythricium aurantiacum · Oak Blackhead · Scarlet Waxcap
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina Oak Crust Peniophora quercina Erythricium aurantiacum Erythricium aurantiacum Oak Blackhead Diatrypella quercina Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,104 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldfinch · Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Robin +40
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Skylark Alauda arvensis Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Whitethroat Curruca communis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Coal Tit Periparus ater Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greylag Goose Anser anser Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Swollen-thighed Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Varied Carpet Beetle · Broad Centurion +24
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Common Orange Lichen · Oak Crust · Erythricium aurantiacum · Oak Blackhead · Scarlet Waxcap
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina Oak Crust Peniophora quercina Erythricium aurantiacum Erythricium aurantiacum Oak Blackhead Diatrypella quercina Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anaspis maculata
Anaspis maculata
Anaspis maculata
Anaspis maculata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria
Fagocyba cruenta Fagocyba cruenta
Fagocyba cruenta Fagocyba cruenta
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Riponnensia splendens Riponnensia splendens
Riponnensia splendens Riponnensia splendens
Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus
Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Eleagnus Sucker Cacopsylla fulguralis
Eleagnus Sucker Cacopsylla fulguralis
Demeijerea rufipes Demeijerea rufipes
Demeijerea rufipes Demeijerea rufipes
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Notaris acridulus Notaris acridulus2024
Notaris acridulus Notaris acridulus2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Neoascia Neoascia2024
Neoascia Neoascia2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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