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Preceptory at Old Dalby

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📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.80343, -0.99891

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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
  • 🌿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, Robin, Wren +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Large Yellow Underwing, Flame +201 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Large Yellow Underwing, Flame +201 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ground-ivy, Lady's Bedstraw, Great Willowherb +130 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ground-ivy, Lady's Bedstraw, Great Willowherb +130 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Meadowsweet, Bramble +18 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Notts Wolds WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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 route746 m
Named routeRef 48Length 746 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route131 m
Named routeRef 48Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route381 m
Named routeRef 48Length 381 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Parkland south of Old Dalby

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Parkland south of Old Dalby

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Willoughby Community ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱The GreenUrban park500 m→🌱Ragdale HallUrban park4.1 km→🌱The GreenUrban park1.7 km→✦Moated site at Ab KettlebyHistoric site4.9 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds300 m→

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