Maze 220m south east of St Peter and St Paul's Church 0 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
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52.61593, -0.67884
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Turf maze scheduled monument
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 109m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 109m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Robin +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Robin +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Daisy Rust, Fragrant Funnel, Alder Tongue +9 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Daisy Rust, Fragrant Funnel, Alder Tongue +9 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Red-legged Shieldbug +66 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Red-legged Shieldbug +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Yellow-rattle, Spear Thistle +179 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Yellow-rattle, Spear Thistle +179 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +26 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Jurassic Way Walking route 142 km ▾
Named route Length 142 km Regional walking route
Show on map Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map Rutland Round Walking route 105 km ▾
Named route Length 105 km Regional walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rutland Water Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Northamptonshire) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Rutland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
10,448 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,448 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +40
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Raven Corvus corax Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coal Tit Periparus ater Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Rock Dove Columba livia Common Gull Larus canus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greenfinch Chloris chloris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 🐝 Insects 32 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Field Grasshopper · Violet Ground Beetle · Sphaerophoria scripta +27
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025 Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025 Fragrant Funnel
Fragrant Funnel Clitocybe fragrans Ground-ivy · Cowslip · Springy Turf-moss · Shining Crane's-bill · Box +11
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Cowslip Primula veris Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Box Buxus sempervirens Daisy Bellis perennis Dandelion Taraxacum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,448 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +40
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Raven Corvus corax Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coal Tit Periparus ater Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Rock Dove Columba livia Common Gull Larus canus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greenfinch Chloris chloris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 🐝 Insects 32 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Field Grasshopper · Violet Ground Beetle · Sphaerophoria scripta +27
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025 Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025 Fragrant Funnel
Fragrant Funnel Clitocybe fragrans Ground-ivy · Cowslip · Springy Turf-moss · Shining Crane's-bill · Box +11
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Cowslip Primula veris Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Box Buxus sempervirens Daisy Bellis perennis Dandelion Taraxacum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2025
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica2025
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2024
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2025
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2025
Artichoke Gall Causer Andricus foecundatrix f. agamic2025
Artichoke Gall Causer Andricus foecundatrix f. agamic2025
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2025
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Yellow-tail Euproctis similis2025
Yellow-tail Euproctis similis2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Melangyna cincta Melangyna cincta2025
Melangyna cincta Melangyna cincta2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Holly Leaf Gall Fly Phytomyza ilicis2025
Holly Leaf Gall Fly Phytomyza ilicis2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Knopper Gall Andricus quercuscalicis2024
Knopper Gall Andricus quercuscalicis2024
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana
Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Oxalis corniculata
Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Oxalis corniculata
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Balkan Anemone Anemone blanda
Balkan Anemone Anemone blanda
Indet. Comfrey Symphytum
Indet. Comfrey Symphytum
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium 