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Frisby medieval village remains

5 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.60763, -0.95893

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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Purple Jellydisc, Candlesnuff Fungus, Sarcoscypha +30 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Purple Jellydisc, Candlesnuff Fungus, Sarcoscypha +30 more · last seen 2026

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Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Green Shieldbug +195 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Green Shieldbug +195 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Elder +80 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Elder +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Elder +9 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 63Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route745 m
Named routeRef 63Length 745 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4 km
Named routeRef 64Length 4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Site of Frisby medieval village

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Site of Frisby medieval village

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦QUENBY HALLHistoric site4.7 km→⛪St Catharine's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→✦Quenby Village earthworkHistoric site4.7 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park4.5 km→🐄Leicester Animal RescueVisitor farm3.8 km→⛪St Michael and All Angels ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→

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