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Medieval settlement remains immediately east of The Wymeshead

4 ha

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.83257, -1.27442

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Box Bug, Orange Swift +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Box Bug, Orange Swift +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yellow Iris, Yellow Water-lily, Common Club-rush · last seen 2025; Plants — Yellow Iris, Yellow Water-lily, Common Club-rush · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 10 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
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Erewash Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bridge Fieldspublic footpath · 300 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 300 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
New Brickyard Lanepublic footpath · 250 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 250 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Erewash Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Clifton <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Hathern <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
East Midlands AirportCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Soar Lanebyway open to all traffic · 916 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 916 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking across the River Soar to the site of medieval Kegworth

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking across the River Soar to the site of medieval Kegworth

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦KINGSTON PARK PLEASURE GARDENSHistoric site2.2 km→🌱Whatton House GardensUrban park2.2 km→✦Hemington ChapelHistoric site3.6 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→🌱The GreenUrban park1.8 km→⛪St Winifred's ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→

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