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Bowl barrow at Sutton Cheney

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📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.60181, -1.39008

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Tit
  • 🍄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

Good to know

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

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Ramalina farinacea, Common Orange Lichen, Ramalina fastigiata +22 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Ramalina farinacea, Common Orange Lichen, Ramalina fastigiata +22 more · last seen 2025

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Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly, Tachina fera +67 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly, Tachina fera +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yarrow, Ivy, Common Nettle +251 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yarrow, Ivy, Common Nettle +251 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak, Bulrush +31 more foraging species

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Footpath U50Walking route
Named routeRef U50
Footpath V23Walking route
Named routeRef V23
Bridleway U52Walking route
Named routeRef U52
Footpath T54Walking route
Named routeRef T54
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Blacksmiths Lanepublic footpath · 76 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mPath type: service
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km
Named routeRef 52Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km
Named routeRef 52Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oilseed rape field near Sutton Cheney

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Oilseed rape field near Sutton Cheney

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🌱Market Bosworth Country ParkUrban park2.3 km→🏞️MARKET BOSWORTH PARKCountry park2.3 km→🌱Bosworth ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Barwell ParkUrban park4.1 km→🏞️BATTLEFIELD OF BOSWORTHCountry park1.5 km→🌱Bosworth Battlefield Country ParkUrban park1.2 km→

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