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Buckminster Road Baptist Church

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.64790, -1.15366

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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 Woodpigeon and Rock Dove
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 229m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Mute Swan +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Mute Swan +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Amanita'r Gwybed, Yellow Brain +38 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Amanita'r Gwybed, Yellow Brain +38 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ivy, Butterfly-bush, Bramble +139 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy, Butterfly-bush, Bramble +139 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Bluebottle, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +153 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Bluebottle, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +153 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Elder, Red Dead-nettle +20 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

199 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
West End WayCycling route
Named routeRef West End WayLocal cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Inner RingwayCycling route
Named routeRef Inner RingwayLocal cycle route
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Buckminster Road, Leicester

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Buckminster Road, Leicester

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🌱Abbey ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Abbey ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Western ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Western ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Spinney Hill ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Spinney Hill ParkUrban park3.5 km→

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