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Leicester Cycle Explorer

Leicester Cycle Explorer

You need 1000 more Leicester Cycle Explorer points to win this reward.

Earn this badge and you could win something from our list of prizes.

Simply get on your bike and start exploring nature by doing the challenges assigned to each badge. Unlock 1,000 points and earn at least one Cycle Explorer badge to be entered into a prize draw. You could win a Nintendo 3DS, an underwater camera, Mission:Explore Food books, badges, posters or one of our mystery prizes.

All of the missions for this badges are along a route on the National Cycle Network. Make sure you look through the missions before you set out so you can make sure you know what you need and what you need to do. To find out how to enter, what prizes are available and other things you might need to know, visit the Cycle Closer to Nature page.

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Location mission
Bird Song
Sit in silence for one minute and listen for as many different bird tweets, chirps, whistles or...
Leicester Cycle Explorer 160
Location mission
Bronze Age Family
Locate this Bronze Age family and look at the landscape through their eyes.
Leicester Cycle Explorer 210
Location mission
Canal Cruiser
Identify the object in the picture and find out what it is for.
Leicester Cycle Explorer 210
Location mission
Changing Our World
Find this sign and explore the area.
Leicester Cycle Explorer 210
Location mission
Cow Conversation
Have a chat with one of the many cows in this area and send us some evidence of your natter. What...
Leicester Cycle Explorer 260
Location mission
Dinosaur Grave
Find these dinosaur bones and imagine this creature's last thoughts.
Leicester Cycle Explorer 210
Location mission
Find a Frequency
Find the sign in this picture.
Leicester Cycle Explorer 160
Location mission
Grand Union Canal: Lock 35
Find the part of the lock in the picture. What is it for?
Leicester Cycle Explorer 160
Location mission
Grand Union Canal: Lock 41
Find the part of the lock in the picture.
Leicester Cycle Explorer 160
Location mission
Hedgerow Hunter
Find evidence of two animals (this includes insects!) that live in or around this hedgerow.
Leicester Cycle Explorer 260
Location mission
Meadow Life
Search for wildlife in this meadow. How many types of animals can you spot?
Leicester Cycle Explorer 160
Location mission
Middle Aged Monk
Imagine being a medieval monk and lead a procession through the ruins. Can you persuade others to...
Leicester Cycle Explorer 210
Location mission
Nature Takeover
Take a picture of the landscape in this place with no evidence of human life in it.
Leicester Cycle Explorer 260
Location mission
New Build Old Land
There are lots of new buildings across the canal here. Imagine what this area would have looked...
Leicester Cycle Explorer 160
Location mission
Performance Poet
Find the poem carved on the Aylestone Globe and perform it to an audience. Can you get a standing...
Leicester Cycle Explorer 210

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