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Market cross on west side of Market Place

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📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.61843, -0.93921

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Purple Jellydisc, Glistening Inkcap +33 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Purple Jellydisc, Glistening Inkcap +33 more · last seen 2026

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Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Light Brown Apple Moth, Common Carder Bee +252 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Light Brown Apple Moth, Common Carder Bee +252 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Kestrel, Blue Tit +21 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Kestrel, Blue Tit +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Elder +84 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Elder +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Elder +11 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 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
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km
Named routeRef 63Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Market cross in Billesdon

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Market cross in Billesdon

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✦QUENBY HALLHistoric site3.9 km→✦Cold Newton village earthworkHistoric site3.7 km→✦Cold Newton shrunken medieval village and moated siteHistoric site3.8 km→✦Quenby Village earthworkHistoric site3.9 km→✦Cold Newton village earthworkHistoric site3.9 km→⛪St Catharine's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→

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