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Hugglescote Cemetery

2 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.70738, -1.37041

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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
  • 🛝Playground 131m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Kingfisher +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Kingfisher +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — False Chanterelle, Physcia tenella, Common Orange Lichen +13 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — False Chanterelle, Physcia tenella, Common Orange Lichen +13 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Ragwort, Red Clover +78 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hawthorn, Common Ragwort, Red Clover +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +173 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +173 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

84 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route118 m
Named routeRef 52Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route113 m
Named routeRef 52Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 52Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route327 m
Named routeLength 327 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gates at Hugglescote Cemetery

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gates at Hugglescote Cemetery

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Penny Wakefield Community WoodlandUrban park1.4 km→🏞️SNIBSTONCountry park2 km→🌱Penny Wakefield Community WoodlandUrban park1.4 km→🌱Sence Valley Country ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Phoenix ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Coalville ParkUrban park1.9 km→

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