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Helpringham village cross

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📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.95212, -0.30495

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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
  • ✦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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Dunnock +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Dunnock +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Peacock +46 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Peacock +46 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Canadian Waterweed, Kneiff's Hook-moss · last seen 2013; Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Canadian Waterweed, Kneiff's Hook-moss · last seen 2013

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 public paths nearby

Public paths
Ladbroke Closepublic footpath · 15 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 15 mPath type: residential
School Lanepublic footpath · 79 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 79 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
North Drovepublic footpath · 3.4 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 3.4 kmPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Boston Road Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Chapel Lanerestricted byway · 85 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 85 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

War Memorial, Helpringham

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

War Memorial, Helpringham

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Hall Close moated manorial complexHistoric site4.6 km→✦Medieval moated site, settlement and cultivation remains, post-medieval park and garden, Thorpe LatimerHistoric site1.1 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→✦Car Dyke, Roman canal at HelpringhamHistoric site1.8 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→✦Churchyard cross, St Andrew's churchyardHistoric site3.4 km→

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