Medieval settlement remains immediately north east and 210m south east of White House Farm 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍄 Fungi🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
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52.75538, -0.90952
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.
Deserted medieval village 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 ☕ Beler Way Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ 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 ☕ Beler Way Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Ganoderma, Coesyn Melfed, Turkeytail +14 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Ganoderma, Coesyn Melfed, Turkeytail +14 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Hebrew Character +156 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Hebrew Character +156 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, White Dead-nettle, Garlic Mustard +67 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, White Dead-nettle, Garlic Mustard +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Garlic Mustard, Bramble +17 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee Way (Leicestershire) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 64 National Cycle Network
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National Byway in Rutland
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Fosse2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 232 m ▾
Named route Ref 48 Length 232 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 687 m ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 687 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 24 m ▾
Named route Length 24 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
64,809 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 64,809 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Treecreeper · Goldfinch · Collared Dove +7
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Hebrew Character · Clouded Drab · Green Shieldbug · Common Plume · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +50
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Eristalis pertinax Wood Anemone · Cow Parsley · Green Alkanet · daffodils · Lungwort +14
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens daffodils Narcissus Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria Wallflower Erysimum cheiri Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 64,809 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Treecreeper · Goldfinch · Collared Dove +7
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Hebrew Character · Clouded Drab · Green Shieldbug · Common Plume · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +50
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Eristalis pertinax Wood Anemone · Cow Parsley · Green Alkanet · daffodils · Lungwort +14
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens daffodils Narcissus Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria Wallflower Erysimum cheiri Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata
Agonopterix Agonopterix
Agonopterix Agonopterix
Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria
Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria
Indet. Mothfly Psychodidae
Indet. Mothfly Psychodidae
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Sepsis Sepsis
Sepsis Sepsis
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Two-spotted Carpet Beetle Attagenus pellio
Two-spotted Carpet Beetle Attagenus pellio
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Ichneumon stramentor Ichneumon stramentor
Ichneumon stramentor Ichneumon stramentor
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa
Common Brindled Brown Agonopterix heracliana
Common Brindled Brown Agonopterix heracliana
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Comma Polygonia c-album
Comma Polygonia c-album
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Megalonotus emarginatus Megalonotus emarginatus
Megalonotus emarginatus Megalonotus emarginatus
Spring Starflower Tristagma uniflorum
Spring Starflower Tristagma uniflorum
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Bulrush Typha latifolia
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia 