Moated site at Ab Kettleby
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.79842, -0.92631
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Blue Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Blue Tit
- ✦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 — Shoveler, Blue Tit, Wigeon +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Shoveler, Blue Tit, Wigeon +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue, Cinnabar, Green-veined White +160 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Gorse, Lady's Bedstraw, Greater Plantain +144 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 21 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
Mowbray WayWalking route14 km▾
Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route191 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 191 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route232 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route687 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 687 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route746 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 746 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Belvoir Angel headstone, Ab Kettleby Churchyard
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Wildlife to spot
25,266 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
25,266 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
springautumn
2025▾
Wigeon · Green Woodpecker · Blue Tit · Shoveler · Robin +24
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Badger · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
🐝Insects71 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Blue · Dicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobii · Sermylassa halensis · Stictopleurus punctatonervosus · Common Darter +66
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
- Dicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobiiDicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobii
- Sermylassa halensisSermylassa halensis
- Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
Oak Moss
- Oak MossEvernia prunastri
🌿Plants12 species
springsummer
2026▾
Lady's Bedstraw · Gorse · Smooth Sow-thistle · Greater Plantain · Greater Spearwort +7
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
- Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua2025
- Upright Hedge-parsley
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,266 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
springautumn
2025▾
Wigeon · Green Woodpecker · Blue Tit · Shoveler · Robin +24
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Badger · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
🐝Insects71 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Blue · Dicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobii · Sermylassa halensis · Stictopleurus punctatonervosus · Common Darter +66
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
- Dicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobiiDicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobii
- Sermylassa halensisSermylassa halensis
- Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
Oak Moss
- Oak MossEvernia prunastri
🌿Plants12 species
springsummer
2026▾
Lady's Bedstraw · Gorse · Smooth Sow-thistle · Greater Plantain · Greater Spearwort +7
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
- Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua2025
- Upright Hedge-parsley
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Torilis japonica2025
Torilis japonica2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025PignutConopodium majus2025PignutConopodium majus2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025