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Churchyard cross in All Saints' churchyard

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📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.74949, -1.01017

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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
  • 🌿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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Goldfinch, Robin +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Goldfinch, Robin +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Ringlet +146 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Ringlet +146 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hogweed, Yorkshire-fog, False Oat-grass +91 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hogweed, Yorkshire-fog, False Oat-grass +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Bramble +9 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecidella elaeochroma, Sarcoscypha, Illosporiopsis christiansenii +4 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Lecidella elaeochroma, Sarcoscypha, Illosporiopsis christiansenii +4 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 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
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route232 m
Named routeRef 48Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 48Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route610 m
Named routeRef 48Length 610 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route98 m
Named routeRef 48Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route381 m
Named routeRef 48Length 381 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Churchyard Cross, Hoby

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Churchyard Cross, Hoby

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ragdale HallUrban park2.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.8 km→🌽Brooksby RoadAllotments800 m→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds1 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→

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