Bosworth Gorse - Woodland plantation
6 ha
Plan your visit
🌲Walks
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
52.47356, -1.06349
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
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route860 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 860 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.7 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 4.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.2 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,027 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,027 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds15 species
winterspring
2025▾
Greylag Goose · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Fieldfare · Chaffinch +10
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Mole · Bank Vole
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
🐝Insects4 species
springsummer
2024▾
Baccha elongata · Blue-tailed Damselfly · 22-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket
- Baccha elongataBaccha elongata
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023
Dryad's Saddle
- Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus
Cow Parsley · Coltsfoot · Hazel · Spear Thistle · Ivy +94
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- IvyHedera helix
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Black BryonyTamus communis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,027 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds15 species
winterspring
2025▾
Greylag Goose · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Fieldfare · Chaffinch +10
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Mole · Bank Vole
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
🐝Insects4 species
springsummer
2024▾
Baccha elongata · Blue-tailed Damselfly · 22-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket
- Baccha elongataBaccha elongata
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023
Dryad's Saddle
- Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus
Cow Parsley · Coltsfoot · Hazel · Spear Thistle · Ivy +94
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- IvyHedera helix
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Black BryonyTamus communis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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