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Parish Church of St Edward King and Martyr

📷 Oliver Mills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.84172, -1.33769

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Woodpigeon
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, café

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ash, Common Nettle, Perennial Rye-grass +276 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Ash, Common Nettle, Perennial Rye-grass +276 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Brown Hawker +79 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Brown Hawker +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 8 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
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Erewash Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Erewash Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route
Clifton <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Hathern <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
East Midlands AirportCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Edward King and Martyr Church, Castle Donington

📷 Oliver Mills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Edward King and Martyr Church, Castle Donington

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱The GreenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Highfields HedgesUrban park2.6 km→✦Hemington ChapelHistoric site1.1 km→✦Iron Age settlement and cursus, with other air photographic marks, SE of Aston-on-TrentHistoric site3.1 km→✦Roman villa and enclosures N of Ratcliffe LaneHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Bothe Hall MeadowUrban park4.8 km→

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