Church of the Divine Infant
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
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52.69634, -1.08017
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull, Grey Heron +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull, Grey Heron +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +137 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +137 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cleavers, Greater Celandine, Blackthorn +25 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cleavers, Greater Celandine, Blackthorn +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Giant Polypore, Jelly Ear, Common Orange Lichen +2 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Giant Polypore, Jelly Ear, Common Orange Lichen +2 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 109 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fosse2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
Show on map Leicester 'Route 4' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 6 Flood Diversion Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 450 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 450 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
72,671 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 72,671 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Grey Heron · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Cormorant · Black-headed Gull +37
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Badger · Red Fox · Mole · Common Shrew
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 64 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Red-eyed Damselfly · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Wainscot · Royal Leaf-miner +59
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens Royal Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter pastorella Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Jelly Ear · Common Orange Lichen · Physcia tenella · Lecidella elaeochroma · Giant Polypore
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina Physcia tenella Physcia tenella Lecidella elaeochroma Lecidella elaeochroma Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus Cleavers · Blackthorn · Meadow Vetchling · Creeping Thistle · Common Nettle +15
Cleavers Galium aparine Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 72,671 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Grey Heron · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Cormorant · Black-headed Gull +37
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Badger · Red Fox · Mole · Common Shrew
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 64 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Red-eyed Damselfly · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Wainscot · Royal Leaf-miner +59
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens Royal Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter pastorella Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Jelly Ear · Common Orange Lichen · Physcia tenella · Lecidella elaeochroma · Giant Polypore
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina Physcia tenella Physcia tenella Lecidella elaeochroma Lecidella elaeochroma Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus Cleavers · Blackthorn · Meadow Vetchling · Creeping Thistle · Common Nettle +15
Cleavers Galium aparine Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Colletes Colletes
Colletes Colletes
Small White Pieris rapae
Small White Pieris rapae
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima
Willow Ermine Yponomeuta rorrella
Willow Ermine Yponomeuta rorrella
Maple Dot Stigmella aceris
Maple Dot Stigmella aceris
Aulagromyza heringii Aulagromyza heringii
Aulagromyza heringii Aulagromyza heringii
Iteomyia major Iteomyia major
Iteomyia major Iteomyia major
Phytomyza agromyzina Phytomyza agromyzina
Phytomyza agromyzina Phytomyza agromyzina
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Rabdophaga rosaria complex Rabdophaga rosaria complex
Rabdophaga rosaria complex Rabdophaga rosaria complex
Agromyza alnivora Agromyza alnivora
Agromyza alnivora Agromyza alnivora
Bedeguar Gall Diplolepis rosae
Bedeguar Gall Diplolepis rosae
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata
Stenocranus major Stenocranus major
Stenocranus major Stenocranus major
Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata
Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata
Toothed Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) odontogaster
Toothed Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) odontogaster
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Pondweed Bug Mesovelia furcata
Pondweed Bug Mesovelia furcata
Kleidocerys (f.?) privignus Kleidocerys (f.?) privignus
Kleidocerys (f.?) privignus Kleidocerys (f.?) privignus
Red-pea Gall Causer Cynips divisa f. agamic
Red-pea Gall Causer Cynips divisa f. agamic
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Old Lady Mormo maura
Old Lady Mormo maura
Europiella artemisiae Europiella artemisiae
Europiella artemisiae Europiella artemisiae
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata
Amphipyra Amphipyra
Amphipyra Amphipyra
Cloeon dipterum Cloeon dipterum
Cloeon dipterum Cloeon dipterum
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Kent Maze-miner Phyllocnistis xenia
Kent Maze-miner Phyllocnistis xenia
Pilophorus clavatus Pilophorus clavatus
Pilophorus clavatus Pilophorus clavatus
Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella
Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella
Rufous Tortrix Clepsis consimilana
Rufous Tortrix Clepsis consimilana
Ling Pug Eupithecia absinthiata
Ling Pug Eupithecia absinthiata
Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina
Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Dwarf Cream Wave Idaea fuscovenosa
Dwarf Cream Wave Idaea fuscovenosa
Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea
Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea
Riband Wave Idaea aversata
Riband Wave Idaea aversata
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus
Nettle-Tap Anthophila fabriciana
Nettle-Tap Anthophila fabriciana
Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella
Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
Elm Ulmus2025
Elm Ulmus2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum2025
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum2025
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2025
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2025
Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Oxalis corniculata2025
Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Oxalis corniculata2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025 