Freemens Common - Woodland plantation
1 ha
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.61914, -1.12990
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
- ☕Freemen’s Kitchen and Bar — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☕Freemen’s Kitchen and Bar — a good base for a longer summer day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Blaby Village Heritage TrailWalking route▾
165 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
NCN 6 Flood Diversion RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
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
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Wildlife to spot
50,571 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
50,571 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Blackbird · Blackcap · Robin · Great Tit +35
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Common GullLarus canus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects54 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Yellow-legged Furrow Bee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Juniper Shieldbug +49
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
🍄Fungi3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Puccinia lapsanae · Lecidella elaeochroma · Common Bird's Nest
- Puccinia lapsanaePuccinia lapsanae
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
- Common Bird's NestCrucibulum laeve
🌿Plants7 species
winterspring
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Flowering Currant · Sweet Violet · Alder · Ivy +2
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- IvyHedera helix
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Silver Birch
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
50,571 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Blackbird · Blackcap · Robin · Great Tit +35
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Common GullLarus canus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects54 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Yellow-legged Furrow Bee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Juniper Shieldbug +49
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
🍄Fungi3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Puccinia lapsanae · Lecidella elaeochroma · Common Bird's Nest
- Puccinia lapsanaePuccinia lapsanae
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
- Common Bird's NestCrucibulum laeve
🌿Plants7 species
winterspring
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Flowering Currant · Sweet Violet · Alder · Ivy +2
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- IvyHedera helix
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Silver Birch
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Betula pendula
Betula pendula
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