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Ashley Herb Farm and Butchers & Farm Shop

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📷 Ian Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.51120, -0.82615

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Robin
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐾Ashley Herb Farm and Butchers & Farm Shop on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlaygroundFarm visit

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Chaffinch +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Chaffinch +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Melanelixia subaurifera, Verrucaria, Lepra amara +83 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 64Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 64Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route530 m
Named routeRef 64Length 530 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 64Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

House, Main Street, Ashley

📷 Ian Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

House, Main Street, Ashley

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