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Churchyard cross, St Nicholas' churchyard

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📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.78380, -0.64813

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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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Variospora flavescens, Myriolecis crenulata, Physcia tenella +41 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Variospora flavescens, Myriolecis crenulata, Physcia tenella +41 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Bloody-nosed Beetle, Limnephilus lunatus, Small White +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bloody-nosed Beetle, Limnephilus lunatus, Small White +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Swallow, Blackbird +11 more · last seen 2019; Birds — Woodpigeon, Swallow, Blackbird +11 more · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

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

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Medieval cross, Gunby Churchyard

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Medieval cross, Gunby Churchyard

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Woolsthorpe ManorUrban park3.1 km→✦Remains of Knights Templar preceptory, watermill and fishpondsHistoric site1.8 km→🌱Twyford WoodsUrban park4.1 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.6 km→⛪St Nicholas ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→

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