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Moated grange and enclosure at Owston

3 ha

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.66570, -0.83634

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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

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2023

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Chaetosphaerella phaeostroma, King Alfred's Cakes, Oakbug Milkcap +20 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Chaetosphaerella phaeostroma, King Alfred's Cakes, Oakbug Milkcap +20 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Meadow Brown, Rutpela maculata +129 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Meadow Brown, Rutpela maculata +129 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Fescue, Wood Horsetail, Ash +186 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Giant Fescue, Wood Horsetail, Ash +186 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Bulrush, Hazel +25 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

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

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oakham Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Knossington Road towards Owston

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Knossington Road towards Owston

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Launde ParkUrban park4.1 km→🐄Gates Farm ShopVisitor farm2.8 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→🌱Burrough Hill Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🏞️BURROUGH HILLCountry park4.7 km→✦Owston Augustinian Abbey with six fishponds, a gatehouse and boundaryHistoric site1.4 km→

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