East Goscote, The Dog Walk
Selected Wild Place / Other Wild Places / Public Rights of Way / VC55 boundary
There are several informal entrances directly off Jubilee Playing Fields, Long Furrow, the most accessible one being down the driveway to the Pavilion. There is a cycle rack next to the Pavilion and Arriva 5 and 5A buses from Leicester and Melton bring you to within a short walk. If travelling by car, park on Long Furrow near the driveway entrance about opposite to 124 Long Furrow LE7 3SU.
Public Open Space
The village was the first new parish in Leicestershire after the Domesday Book being created out of parts of Queniborough, Rearsby and Ratcliffe on the Wreake parishes. The land is owned by Charnwood Borough Council and leased to East Goscote Parish Council. It is one of many open spaces managed for the benefit of the public.
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This site is located directly adjacent to the main railway line which separates it from Beedles Lake Golf Course. It forms the west boundary of Jubilee Playing Fields and provides a distinct contrast to the regular management and use of the sports pitches. Since the railway sidings became disused in the late 1960s, it has been allowed to re-wild. Largely left un-managed, the site has naturally re-vegetated to create a mosaic of pioneer/early colonising species, succession species and scrub. Rabbits graze the grassland and regularly excavate new burrows, whilst the dog walkers and other visitors to the site disturb the ground through regular footfall - all of which helps to maintain the wildlife interest of the site.
The site buzzes with wildlife in the spring and summer when pollinating insects visit to collect nectar from the many different plants, birdsong abounds at this time of year too and the pinks, yellows and greens of flowering plants make it a joy to wander through.
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