Cistercian abbey and mansion, with fishpond and mound at Garendon
1 ha
Plan your visit
🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife💜Bluebells
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.77394, -1.25744
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 💜Bluebell walks 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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
8 activities🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Back Lanepublic footpath · 1 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1 kmSurface compactedIncline 0%Path type: track
Butthole Lanepublic footpath · 1.3 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.3 kmSurface compactedPath type: cycleway
56 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Hathern <> KegworthCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
36,215 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
36,215 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds17 species
winterspring
2026Robin · Pied Wagtail · Greylag Goose · Yellowhammer · Skylark
+12 more speciesHide species list
All 17 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026Badger · Brown Hare · Wood Mouse
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner · Cecidomyiidae · Alaptus · Common Grass-veneer · Mintho rufiventris
+104 more speciesHide species list
All 109 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2025
- CecidomyiidaeCecidomyiidae2025
- AlaptusAlaptus2025
- Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2025
- Mintho rufiventrisMintho rufiventris2025
Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Lecidella elaeochroma · Jelly Ear · Deer Shield · Torth Felen
+6 more speciesHide species list
All 11 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae2025
- Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus2025
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
36,215 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds17 species
winterspring
2026Robin · Pied Wagtail · Greylag Goose · Yellowhammer · Skylark
+12 more speciesHide species list
All 17 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026Badger · Brown Hare · Wood Mouse
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner · Cecidomyiidae · Alaptus · Common Grass-veneer · Mintho rufiventris
+104 more speciesHide species list
All 109 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2025
- CecidomyiidaeCecidomyiidae2025
- AlaptusAlaptus2025
- Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2025
- Mintho rufiventrisMintho rufiventris2025
Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Lecidella elaeochroma · Jelly Ear · Deer Shield · Torth Felen
+6 more speciesHide species list
All 11 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae2025
- Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus2025
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Inkcap
Common Inkcap
Coprinopsis atramentaria2025
Coprinopsis atramentaria2025
Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus2025Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus2025Weeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabunda2025Weeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabunda2025Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina2025Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina2025Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum2025Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum2025Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus2025Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus2025