Church Thorns - Mixed woodland
3 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.88347, -0.80636
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 64Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route485 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 485 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 64Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.9 km▾
Named routeRef 64Length 9.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
10,428 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,428 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird +40
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Silver PheasantLophura nycthemera2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
🦌Mammals5 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Muntjac · Brown Hare · Stoat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- StoatMustela erminea2023
Eriothrix rufomaculata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Small Copper · Purple Hairstreak · Lesser Stag Beetle +11
- Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
- Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Turnip TigressAthalia rosae
- Common Red Soldier Beetle
Candlesnuff Fungus
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
🌿Plants6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Yellow Pimpernel · Japanese Knotweed · Spotted Spurge · Many-Seeded Goosefoot · Rhododendron +1
- Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
- Spotted SpurgeEuphorbia maculata
- Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- Small BalsamImpatiens parviflora
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,428 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird +40
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Silver PheasantLophura nycthemera2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
🦌Mammals5 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Muntjac · Brown Hare · Stoat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- StoatMustela erminea2023
Eriothrix rufomaculata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Small Copper · Purple Hairstreak · Lesser Stag Beetle +11
- Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
- Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Turnip TigressAthalia rosae
- Common Red Soldier Beetle
Candlesnuff Fungus
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
🌿Plants6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Yellow Pimpernel · Japanese Knotweed · Spotted Spurge · Many-Seeded Goosefoot · Rhododendron +1
- Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
- Spotted SpurgeEuphorbia maculata
- Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- Small BalsamImpatiens parviflora
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhagonycha fulva
Rhagonycha fulva
Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescensTiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescensVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024Dewick's PlusiaMacdunnoughia confusa2023Dewick's PlusiaMacdunnoughia confusa2023Yellow Oak Case-bearerColeophora flavipennella2023Yellow Oak Case-bearerColeophora flavipennella2023Ophion variegatusOphion variegatus2023Ophion variegatusOphion variegatus20232024
2024
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