Moated site with fishponds and enclosures at Empingham 3 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
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52.66387, -0.60030
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.
Moated site 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ 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 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pied Wagtail, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pied Wagtail, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Green Shieldbug +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Green Shieldbug +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Jelly Ear, King Alfred's Cakes, Coesyn Melfed +5 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Jelly Ear, King Alfred's Cakes, Coesyn Melfed +5 more · last seen 2026
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Blackthorn, Common Calamint +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Jurassic Way Walking route 142 km ▾
Named route Length 142 km Regional walking route
Show on map Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map Hereward Way Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rutland Round Walking route 105 km ▾
Named route Length 105 km Regional walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rutland Water Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Rutland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Oakham Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 890 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 890 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 2.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2025
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Small White Pieris rapae2025
Small White Pieris rapae2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
German Wasp Vespula germanica2025
German Wasp Vespula germanica2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Large White Pieris brassicae2025
Large White Pieris brassicae2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Longitarsus dorsalis Longitarsus dorsalis
Longitarsus dorsalis Longitarsus dorsalis
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Cereal Leaf Beetle Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus
Cereal Leaf Beetle Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus
White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella2025
White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella2025
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2025
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2025
Anthomyia Anthomyia2025
Anthomyia Anthomyia2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2025
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Two-spotted Carpet Beetle Attagenus pellio
Two-spotted Carpet Beetle Attagenus pellio
Comma Polygonia c-album
Comma Polygonia c-album
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Twenty-plume Moth Alucita hexadactyla
Twenty-plume Moth Alucita hexadactyla
Chrysoperla carnea group Chrysoperla carnea group
Chrysoperla carnea group Chrysoperla carnea group
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Agonopterix Agonopterix
Agonopterix Agonopterix
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Himacerus (Anaptus) major Himacerus (Anaptus) major2025
Himacerus (Anaptus) major Himacerus (Anaptus) major2025
Tipula pagana Tipula pagana2025
Tipula pagana Tipula pagana2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
Garden Mompha Mompha subbistrigella2025
Garden Mompha Mompha subbistrigella2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Tipula confusa Tipula confusa2025
Tipula confusa Tipula confusa2025
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2025
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2025
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2025
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Phaonia valida Phaonia valida2025
Phaonia valida Phaonia valida2025
Green-veined White Pieris napi2025
Green-veined White Pieris napi2025
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata2025
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata2025 2025
2025
Common Inkcap Coprinopsis atramentaria2025
Common Inkcap Coprinopsis atramentaria2025
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina2025
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Hoary Plantain Plantago media2025
Hoary Plantain Plantago media2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Common Calamint Clinopodium ascendens2025
Common Calamint Clinopodium ascendens2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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