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Church of Christ the King

📷 Tim Glover · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.66686, -1.16653

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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

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Yellow Brain, Chicken Of The Woods +9 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Yellow Brain, Chicken Of The Woods +9 more · last seen 2026

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Bird watching

Birds — Blackcap, Wren, Magpie +32 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackcap, Wren, Magpie +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Mystacides longicornis, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +497 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Mystacides longicornis, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +497 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Greater Burnet-saxifrage +46 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Greater Burnet-saxifrage +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Common Chickweed +8 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

179 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

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The Church of Christ the King

📷 Tim Glover · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Church of Christ the King

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