Moated site and fishponds NNW of St James' Church
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.64224, -1.50176
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Gatekeeper +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Ash +74 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Assheton Lanepublic footpath · 107 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 107 mPath type: residential
Assheton Lanepublic footpath · 72 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 72 mPath type: service
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 52Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 52Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pooley Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
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Twycross - St James' Church
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Wildlife to spot
7,862 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,862 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Hobby · Mallard · Blue Tit · Starling +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects16 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Small White · Large White · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown +11
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Red Admiral
Spangle Waxcap · Blackening Waxcap
- Spangle WaxcapHygrocybe insipida
- Blackening WaxcapHygrocybe conica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,862 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Hobby · Mallard · Blue Tit · Starling +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects16 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Small White · Large White · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown +11
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Red Admiral
Spangle Waxcap · Blackening Waxcap
- Spangle WaxcapHygrocybe insipida
- Blackening WaxcapHygrocybe conica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vanessa atalanta2024
Vanessa atalanta2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxBedeguar GallDiplolepis rosaeBedeguar GallDiplolepis rosaePainted LadyVanessa cardui2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024