Lowesy village earthwork
7 ha
Getting here
52.66233, -0.92896
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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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 4 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
4 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
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,303 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,303 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springwinter
2025▾
Fieldfare · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Whitethroat +33
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Badger
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- BadgerMeles meles2024
Nowickia ferox · Wasp Beetle · Common Carder Bee · Field Grasshopper · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +11
- Nowickia feroxNowickia ferox
- Wasp BeetleClytus arietis
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Common Orange Lichen · Netted Shield Lichen · Physcia tenella
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcata
- Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella
Hawthorn · Hogweed · Bittersweet · Common Mallow · Elder +44
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
- Common MallowMalva sylvestris
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Dog-roseRosa canina
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,303 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springwinter
2025▾
Fieldfare · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Whitethroat +33
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Badger
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- BadgerMeles meles2024
Nowickia ferox · Wasp Beetle · Common Carder Bee · Field Grasshopper · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +11
- Nowickia feroxNowickia ferox
- Wasp BeetleClytus arietis
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Common Orange Lichen · Netted Shield Lichen · Physcia tenella
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcata
- Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella
Hawthorn · Hogweed · Bittersweet · Common Mallow · Elder +44
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
- Common MallowMalva sylvestris
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Dog-roseRosa canina
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Narrow-cheeked ClusterflyPollenia angustigena2024Narrow-cheeked ClusterflyPollenia angustigena2024Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeGreen-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2024Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2024Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2024Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024AshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023AlderAlnus glutinosa2023AlderAlnus glutinosa2023CleaversGalium aparine2023CleaversGalium aparine2023Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2023Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2023Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius2023Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius2023Black MedickMedicago lupulina2023Black MedickMedicago lupulina2023PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2023Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2023Common CouchElymus repens2023Common CouchElymus repens2023Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2023Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2023Bearded CouchElymus caninus2023Bearded CouchElymus caninus2023Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2023Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2023Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2023Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2023False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2023False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2023Events & activities nearby
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