Chapel of St John the Baptist
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.63056, -0.82271
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Woodpigeon
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Launde Abbey Retreat House And Conference Centre — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Woodpigeon
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Launde Abbey Retreat House And Conference Centre — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Rabbit, Brown Rat, Brown Hare +13 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Scarce Chaser, Common Darter, Speckled Wood +41 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Witch's Butter, Yellow Brain, Crystal Brain +22 more · last seen 2026
Varies
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
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
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Detail of a sculpture at Launde Abbey
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
32,573 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
32,573 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Marsh Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +20
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rabbit · Muntjac · Red Fox · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel +4
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Aphanus rolandri
- Aphanus rolandriAphanus rolandri
🍄Fungi20 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Witch's Butter · Yellow Brain · Crystal Brain · Crepidotus · Twig Parachute +15
- Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
- CrepidotusCrepidotus
- Twig ParachuteMarasmiellus ramealis2025
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
32,573 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Marsh Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +20
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rabbit · Muntjac · Red Fox · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel +4
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Aphanus rolandri
- Aphanus rolandriAphanus rolandri
🍄Fungi20 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Witch's Butter · Yellow Brain · Crystal Brain · Crepidotus · Twig Parachute +15
- Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
- CrepidotusCrepidotus
- Twig ParachuteMarasmiellus ramealis2025
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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