Gumley medieval settlement remains and field systems, 620m south east of the Church of St Helen
21 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha
Getting here
52.50351, -0.99123
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Pochard
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Pochard
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Shoveler +81 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Shoveler +81 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Western Honey Bee, Eristalis tenax +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Broad-leaved Dock +97 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Jelly Ear, Yellow Brain, Ramalina farinacea +2 more · last seen 2026
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route860 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 860 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.7 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 4.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route217 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route25 m▾
Named routeLength 25 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Rolling farmland near Gumley
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Wildlife to spot
17,489 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,489 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Mute Swan · Redwing +28
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- RuffCalidris pugnax2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Viburnum Scale · Peacock · Orange-tip · Holly Leaf Gall Fly · Hartigiola annulipes +10
- Viburnum ScaleLichtensia viburni
- PeacockAglais io2025
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2025
- Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis
- Hartigiola annulipesHartigiola annulipes2025
- Ilex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniella
Jelly Ear
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
🌿Plants7 species
springwinter
2026▾
Hawthorn · Sweet Violet · Italian Lords-and-Ladies · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Blackthorn +2
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
- GorseUlex europaeus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,489 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Mute Swan · Redwing +28
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- RuffCalidris pugnax2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Viburnum Scale · Peacock · Orange-tip · Holly Leaf Gall Fly · Hartigiola annulipes +10
- Viburnum ScaleLichtensia viburni
- PeacockAglais io2025
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2025
- Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis
- Hartigiola annulipesHartigiola annulipes2025
- Ilex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniella
Jelly Ear
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
🌿Plants7 species
springwinter
2026▾
Hawthorn · Sweet Violet · Italian Lords-and-Ladies · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Blackthorn +2
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
- GorseUlex europaeus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025Small Beech DotStigmella tityrella2025Small Beech DotStigmella tityrella202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2025Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta20252025
2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025