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Getting here
52.77288, -1.02085
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Kestrel
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Kestrel
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swallow, Kestrel, Skylark +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Swallow, Kestrel, Skylark +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Thistle Rust, Illosporiopsis christiansenii +9 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange-tip, Large White, Small White +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCHYARD CROSS; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route232 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Named routeRef 48Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route98 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route746 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 746 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route381 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 381 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,325 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,325 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
springautumn
2025▾
Starling · Carrion Crow · Skylark · Chaffinch · Wren +23
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Badger
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- BadgerMeles meles2024
Meadow Brown · Early Bumblebee · Field Grasshopper · Gatekeeper · Turnip Tigress +15
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Turnip TigressAthalia rosae
- Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
- Smooth Pea GallDiplolepis eglanteriae agg.
Thistle Rust · Illosporiopsis christiansenii · Common Orange Lichen · Ramalina fastigiata · Coral Spot +6
- Thistle RustPuccinia punctiformis
- Illosporiopsis christianseniiIllosporiopsis christiansenii2024
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina2024
- Ramalina fastigiataRamalina fastigiata2024
- Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina2024
- Physcia adscendens
Spear Thistle · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Pineappleweed · Bramble · Wood Avens +69
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,325 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
springautumn
2025▾
Starling · Carrion Crow · Skylark · Chaffinch · Wren +23
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Badger
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- BadgerMeles meles2024
Meadow Brown · Early Bumblebee · Field Grasshopper · Gatekeeper · Turnip Tigress +15
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Turnip TigressAthalia rosae
- Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
- Smooth Pea GallDiplolepis eglanteriae agg.
Thistle Rust · Illosporiopsis christiansenii · Common Orange Lichen · Ramalina fastigiata · Coral Spot +6
- Thistle RustPuccinia punctiformis
- Illosporiopsis christianseniiIllosporiopsis christiansenii2024
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina2024
- Ramalina fastigiataRamalina fastigiata2024
- Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina2024
- Physcia adscendens
Spear Thistle · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Pineappleweed · Bramble · Wood Avens +69
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Physcia adscendens2024
Physcia adscendens2024
Punctelia jeckeriPunctelia jeckeri2024Punctelia jeckeriPunctelia jeckeri2024Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus2024Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus2024King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica2024King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica2024SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha2024SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha2024Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma2024Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma2024Cow Parsley
Cow Parsley
Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Anthriscus sylvestris2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2023Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2023Lapsana communis subsp. communisLapsana communis subsp. communis2023Lapsana communis subsp. communisLapsana communis subsp. communis2023HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2023Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2023Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2023Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2023Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2023Barren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumGold-of-pleasureCamelina sativaGold-of-pleasureCamelina sativaBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2024Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2024Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis2024Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2023Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2023Wild PlumPrunus domestica2023Wild PlumPrunus domestica2023ElmUlmus2023ElmUlmus2023Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2023Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2023Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2023Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Austrian PinePinus nigra2023Austrian PinePinus nigra2023Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2023Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2023False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2023False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2023TimothyPhleum pratense2023TimothyPhleum pratense2023LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides2023LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Common ChickweedStellaria media2023Common ChickweedStellaria media2023Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023Field MapleAcer campestre2023Field MapleAcer campestre2023Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023Common WhitebeamSorbus aria2023Common WhitebeamSorbus aria2023Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2023Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium2023Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium2023HazelCorylus avellana2023HazelCorylus avellana2023Bearded CouchElymus caninus2023Bearded CouchElymus caninus2023Common CouchElymus repens2023Common CouchElymus repens2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023