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All Saints' Church

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
🍄Mushroom foraging 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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Mallard +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Mallard +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Physcia adscendens, Physcia tenella +13 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Physcia adscendens, Physcia tenella +13 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Mystacides longicornis, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +450 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Mystacides longicornis, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +450 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Pineappleweed +26 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Pineappleweed +26 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Leicestershire RoundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

National Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

115 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route

Named routeRef 2Local cycle route

Fosse2Cycling route

Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network

Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

NCN 6 Flood Diversion RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

55,517 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

55,517 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

autumn

2026

Carrion Crow · Mallard · Coot · Woodpigeon · Caspian Gull +44

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Red KiteMilvus milvus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspring

2026

Wood Mouse · Badger · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel

Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
BadgerMeles meles
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects59 species

springautumn

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Oak Beauty · Common Carder Bee · Brimstone +54

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Oak BeautyBiston strataria
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
SylvicolaSylvicola
Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta
Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae2025
Early ThornSelenia dentaria
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Brindled BeautyLycia hirtaria
March TubicDiurnea fagella
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana
Early GreyXylocampa areola
SatelliteEupsilia transversa
Twin-spotted QuakerAnorthoa munda
PeacockAglais io
Shoulder StripeEarophila badiata
Maple StiltCaloptilia semifascia
March MothAlsophila aescularia
Small QuakerOrthosia cruda
Phytomyza helleboriPhytomyza hellebori
Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
Pale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosaria
AgonopterixAgonopterix
Tephritis divisaTephritis divisa
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus
Macrolophus rubiMacrolophus rubi2025
Eupteryx melissaeEupteryx melissae2025
Empoasca vitisEmpoasca vitis2025
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2025
Tromatobia lineatoriaTromatobia lineatoria2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Juniper CarpetThera juniperata2025
Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Eleagnus SuckerCacopsylla fulguralis2025
Smooth-spangle CauserNeuroterus albipes f. agamic2025
Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2025
Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2025
Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2025
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2025
ChestnutConistra vaccinii2025
Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2025
White-pointMythimna albipuncta2025
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2025
Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2025
Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2025
Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025

🍄

Fungi12 species

winterautumn

2026

Common Orange Lichen · Physcia adscendens · Physcia tenella · Lepraria finkii · Common Jelly Spot +7

Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens
Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella
Lepraria finkiiLepraria finkii
Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus
Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
Erythricium aurantiacumErythricium aurantiacum
Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
Arthonia radiataArthonia radiata
Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.
White SaddleHelvella crispa2025
Amanita WridogAmanita rubescens2025

🌿

Plants6 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Rusty Swan-neck Moss · Bifid Crestwort · Coltsfoot · Common Chickweed · Ash +1

Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Common ChickweedStellaria media
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

55,517 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

autumn

2026

Carrion Crow · Mallard · Coot · Woodpigeon · Caspian Gull +44

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Red KiteMilvus milvus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspring

2026

Wood Mouse · Badger · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel

Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
BadgerMeles meles
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects59 species

springautumn

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Oak Beauty · Common Carder Bee · Brimstone +54

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Oak BeautyBiston strataria
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
SylvicolaSylvicola
Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta
Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae2025
Early ThornSelenia dentaria
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Brindled BeautyLycia hirtaria
March TubicDiurnea fagella
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana
Early GreyXylocampa areola
SatelliteEupsilia transversa
Twin-spotted QuakerAnorthoa munda
PeacockAglais io
Shoulder StripeEarophila badiata
Maple StiltCaloptilia semifascia
March MothAlsophila aescularia
Small QuakerOrthosia cruda
Phytomyza helleboriPhytomyza hellebori
Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
Pale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosaria
AgonopterixAgonopterix
Tephritis divisaTephritis divisa
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus
Macrolophus rubiMacrolophus rubi2025
Eupteryx melissaeEupteryx melissae2025
Empoasca vitisEmpoasca vitis2025
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2025
Tromatobia lineatoriaTromatobia lineatoria2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Juniper CarpetThera juniperata2025
Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Eleagnus SuckerCacopsylla fulguralis2025
Smooth-spangle CauserNeuroterus albipes f. agamic2025
Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2025
Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2025
Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2025
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2025
ChestnutConistra vaccinii2025
Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2025
White-pointMythimna albipuncta2025
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2025
Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2025
Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2025
Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025

🍄

Fungi12 species

winterautumn

2026

Common Orange Lichen · Physcia adscendens · Physcia tenella · Lepraria finkii · Common Jelly Spot +7

Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens
Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella
Lepraria finkiiLepraria finkii
Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus
Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
Erythricium aurantiacumErythricium aurantiacum
Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
Arthonia radiataArthonia radiata
Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.
White SaddleHelvella crispa2025
Amanita WridogAmanita rubescens2025

🌿

Plants6 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Rusty Swan-neck Moss · Bifid Crestwort · Coltsfoot · Common Chickweed · Ash +1

Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Common ChickweedStellaria media
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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