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Ibstock Cemetery

1 ha

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.69212, -1.38840

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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
Horse riding

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Blackening Waxcap, Violet Bramble Rust, Common Orange Lichen +37 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Blackening Waxcap, Violet Bramble Rust, Common Orange Lichen +37 more · last seen 2026

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Insect spotting

Insects — Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +184 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +184 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bramble, Hawthorn, Common Reed +47 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bramble, Hawthorn, Common Reed +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Hawthorn, White Dead-nettle +12 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

78 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
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
Main RouteCycling route52 m
Named routeRef 63Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pretoria Road, Ibstock

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pretoria Road, Ibstock

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Penny Wakefield Community WoodlandUrban park2.1 km→🏞️SNIBSTONCountry park3.5 km→🌱Sence Valley Country ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Penny Wakefield Community WoodlandUrban park2.1 km→🏞️SENCE VALLEYCountry park1.5 km→🌱Snibston Country ParkUrban park3.4 km→

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