Churchyard cross in St Egelwin's churchyard 0 ha
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Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Churchyard cross scheduled monument
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Green Alkanet, Horse-radish, White Stonecrop +34 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Green Alkanet, Horse-radish, White Stonecrop +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Scathophaga stercoraria, Coremacera marginata +36 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Hawker, Scathophaga stercoraria, Coremacera marginata +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, White Dead-nettle, Garlic Mustard +5 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mowbray Way Walking route 14 km ▾
Named route Length 14 km Local walking route
Show on map Jubilee Way (Leicestershire) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 64 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 1.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 687 m ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 687 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 24 m ▾
Named route Length 24 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 485 m ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 485 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
17,249 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,249 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird · Goldfinch +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Peregrine Falco peregrinus Raven Corvus corax Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Swallow Hirundo rustica Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Hobby Falco subbuteo Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Swift Apus apus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Skylark Alauda arvensis Gadwall Mareca strepera Whitethroat Curruca communis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Badger · Natterer's Bat
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Badger Meles meles Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri2025 Scathophaga stercoraria · Coremacera marginata · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Hairy Dragonfly +21
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Coremacera marginata Coremacera marginata2025 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025 Ribautiana tenerrima Horse-radish
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,249 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird · Goldfinch +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Peregrine Falco peregrinus Raven Corvus corax Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Swallow Hirundo rustica Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Hobby Falco subbuteo Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Swift Apus apus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Skylark Alauda arvensis Gadwall Mareca strepera Whitethroat Curruca communis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Badger · Natterer's Bat
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Badger Meles meles Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri2025 Scathophaga stercoraria · Coremacera marginata · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Hairy Dragonfly +21
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Coremacera marginata Coremacera marginata2025 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025 Ribautiana tenerrima Horse-radish
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ribautiana tenerrima2025
Ribautiana tenerrima2025
Hauptidia maroccana Hauptidia maroccana2025
Hauptidia maroccana Hauptidia maroccana2025
Stenocranus minutus Stenocranus minutus2025
Stenocranus minutus Stenocranus minutus2025
Cicadula persimilis Cicadula persimilis2025
Cicadula persimilis Cicadula persimilis2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Comma Polygonia c-album2025
Comma Polygonia c-album2025
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2025
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2025
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2025
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2025
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2025
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Large White Pieris brassicae2025
Large White Pieris brassicae2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2025
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Small White Pieris rapae2025
Small White Pieris rapae2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2025
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2025
Mullein Cucullia verbasci2025
Mullein Cucullia verbasci2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 