Earl Shilton Congregational Church
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Places › England › East Midlands › Hinckley and Bosworth Getting here
52.57571, -1.31122
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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 🌿 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 🌿 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Redwing, Swift, Song Thrush +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Redwing, Swift, Song Thrush +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hawthorn Leaf-miner, Blue-shot Dot, Hawthorn Parornix +107 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hawthorn Leaf-miner, Blue-shot Dot, Hawthorn Parornix +107 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Rough Meadow-grass, Creeping Thistle +83 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Rough Meadow-grass, Creeping Thistle +83 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Elder +9 more foraging species
Varies
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Oak Mildew, Boeremia hedericola +2 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Oak Mildew, Boeremia hedericola +2 more · last seen 2024
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Footpath V51 Walking route ▾
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Show on map Bridleway V29 Walking route ▾
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Show on map Footpath V35 Walking route ▾
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Show on map Footpath U50 Walking route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
9,006 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,006 records · National Biodiversity Network Redwing · Meadow Pipit · Swift · Tawny Owl · Song Thrush +34
Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2023 Redshank Tringa totanus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Teal Anas crecca2023 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Hawthorn Leaf-miner · Blue-shot Dot · Hawthorn Parornix · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Field Digger Wasp +50
Hawthorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter corylifoliella2024 Blue-shot Dot Stigmella plagicolella2024 Hawthorn Parornix Parornix anglicella2024 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Field Digger Wasp Mellinus arvensis2025 Scarlet Tiger Parrot Waxcap · Oak Mildew · Boeremia hedericola
Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus Oak Mildew Erysiphe alphitoides Boeremia hedericola Boeremia hedericola Oxeye Daisy · Pyramidal Orchid · Perennial Wall-rocket · Lady's Bedstraw · Honesty +16
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis Perennial Wall-rocket Diplotaxis tenuifolia Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Honesty Lunaria annua Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium Norway Maple Acer platanoides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,006 records · National Biodiversity Network Redwing · Meadow Pipit · Swift · Tawny Owl · Song Thrush +34
Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2023 Redshank Tringa totanus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Teal Anas crecca2023 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Hawthorn Leaf-miner · Blue-shot Dot · Hawthorn Parornix · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Field Digger Wasp +50
Hawthorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter corylifoliella2024 Blue-shot Dot Stigmella plagicolella2024 Hawthorn Parornix Parornix anglicella2024 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Field Digger Wasp Mellinus arvensis2025 Scarlet Tiger Parrot Waxcap · Oak Mildew · Boeremia hedericola
Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus Oak Mildew Erysiphe alphitoides Boeremia hedericola Boeremia hedericola Oxeye Daisy · Pyramidal Orchid · Perennial Wall-rocket · Lady's Bedstraw · Honesty +16
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis Perennial Wall-rocket Diplotaxis tenuifolia Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Honesty Lunaria annua Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium Norway Maple Acer platanoides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Callimorpha dominula2025
Callimorpha dominula2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2025
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella2024
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella2024
Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella2024
Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella2024
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella2024
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Shining Elm Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter schreberella2024
Shining Elm Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter schreberella2024
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella2024
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2025
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Anthocomus fasciatus Anthocomus fasciatus2025
Anthocomus fasciatus Anthocomus fasciatus2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Hazel leaf-miner Phyllonorycter nicellii2024
Hazel leaf-miner Phyllonorycter nicellii2024
Hawthorn Dot Stigmella crataegella2024
Hawthorn Dot Stigmella crataegella2024
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2024
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2024
Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi2024
Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi2024
Agromyza alnibetulae Agromyza alnibetulae2024
Agromyza alnibetulae Agromyza alnibetulae2024
Poplar Knucklehorn Cladius grandis2024
Poplar Knucklehorn Cladius grandis2024
Common Birch Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella2024
Common Birch Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella2024
Common Thorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae2024
Common Thorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae2024
Willow Bent-wing Phyllocnistis saligna2024
Willow Bent-wing Phyllocnistis saligna2024
Field Maple Disc-miner Heterarthrus wuestneii2024
Field Maple Disc-miner Heterarthrus wuestneii2024
Garden Stilt Gracillaria syringella2024
Garden Stilt Gracillaria syringella2024
Cherry Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter cerasicolella2024
Cherry Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter cerasicolella2024
Norway Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter joannisi2024
Norway Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter joannisi2024
Blackthorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter spinicolella2024
Blackthorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter spinicolella2024
Common Oak Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter quercifoliella2024
Common Oak Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter quercifoliella2024
Nettle-Tap Anthophila fabriciana2024
Nettle-Tap Anthophila fabriciana2024
Bedeguar Gall Diplolepis rosae2024
Bedeguar Gall Diplolepis rosae2024
Pear Leaf Blister Moth Leucoptera malifoliella2024
Pear Leaf Blister Moth Leucoptera malifoliella2024
Knopper Gall Andricus quercuscalicis2024
Knopper Gall Andricus quercuscalicis2024
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2024
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2024
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2024
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2024
Cherry Gall Cynips quercusfolii2024
Cherry Gall Cynips quercusfolii2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Holly Leaf Gall Fly Phytomyza ilicis2023
Holly Leaf Gall Fly Phytomyza ilicis2023
Thistle Case-bearer Coleophora peribenanderi2023
Thistle Case-bearer Coleophora peribenanderi2023
Phytomyza agromyzina Phytomyza agromyzina2023
Phytomyza agromyzina Phytomyza agromyzina2023
Bindweed Sleeper Bedellia somnulentella2023
Bindweed Sleeper Bedellia somnulentella2023
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2023
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2023
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2023
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2023
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2023
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2023
House-fly Musca domestica2023
House-fly Musca domestica2023
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2023
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2023
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2023
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2023
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2023
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2023
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Parsley-leaved Bramble Rubus laciniatus
Parsley-leaved Bramble Rubus laciniatus
Elm Ulmus
Elm Ulmus
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Yew Taxus baccata2023
Yew Taxus baccata2023
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2023
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2023
Hare's-foot Clover Trifolium arvense2023
Hare's-foot Clover Trifolium arvense2023
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2023
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2023
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2023
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2023
Long-headed Poppy Papaver dubium2023
Long-headed Poppy Papaver dubium2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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