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LOWESBY HALL

53 ha

📷 Michael Trolove · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsHeritageWildlife
Public accessDogs welcome53 ha

Getting here

52.66357, -0.93471

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
  • ✦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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +55 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: LOWESBY HALL

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +55 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, 7-spot Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +44 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Netted Shield Lichen, Common Orange Lichen, Physcia tenella +8 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths 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
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 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
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lowesby Hall across the outfield of the cricket ground

📷 Michael Trolove · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lowesby Hall across the outfield of the cricket ground

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Lowesy village earthworkHistoric site200 m→✦QUENBY HALLHistoric site2.5 km→✦BAGGRAVE HALLHistoric site2.7 km→✦Lowesby deserted medieval village with three fishpondsHistoric site300 m→✦Cold Newton village earthworkHistoric site1.2 km→✦Cold Newton shrunken medieval village and moated siteHistoric site1.3 km→