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Churchyard cross in St Peter's churchyard

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📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.75867, -0.73963

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Ramalina farinacea, Turkeytail +13 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Ramalina farinacea, Turkeytail +13 more · last seen 2026

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Insect spotting

Insects — Rutpela maculata, 7-spot Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +114 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rutpela maculata, 7-spot Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +114 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cleavers, Bristly Oxtongue, Creeping Buttercup +136 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cleavers, Bristly Oxtongue, Creeping Buttercup +136 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Red Dead-nettle, White Dead-nettle +17 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mowbray WayWalking route14 km
Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oakham Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wymondham, St. Peter's Church: Large effigy of a cross-legged c13th knight 6

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wymondham, St. Peter's Church: Large effigy of a cross-legged c13th knight 6

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦STAPLEFORD HALLHistoric site3.5 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3 km→✦Moor Lane moated site, WhissendineHistoric site3.7 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→✦Ashwell medieval settlement remains, watermill and gardens at Old HallHistoric site4.9 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds0 m→

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