Roman Catholic Church of the Mother of God
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52.64270, -1.18217
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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 🛝 Playground 166m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 166m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Cedar Cup, Giant Polypore, Common Jelly Spot +33 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Cedar Cup, Giant Polypore, Common Jelly Spot +33 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Magpie +40 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Magpie +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Bluebottle, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood +121 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Bluebottle, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood +121 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Cinquefoil, Ivy, Daisy +88 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Creeping Cinquefoil, Ivy, Daisy +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map National Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 186 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Leicester 'Route 2' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map West End Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref West End Way Local cycle route
Show on map Fosse2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
Show on map Inner Ringway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Inner Ringway Local cycle route
Show on map Leicester 'Route 4' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
38,128 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,128 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +22
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Noctule · Muntjac +1
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rosemary Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Cerobasis guestfalica · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Issus coleoptratus +13
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025 Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025 Issus coleoptratus 🍄 Fungi 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Cedar Cup · Yellow Brain · Splitgill · Candlesnuff Fungus · Jelly Ear +3
Cedar Cup Geopora sumneriana Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica Splitgill Schizophyllum commune Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon2025 Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae2025 Arrhenia rickenii Arrhenia rickenii 🌿 Plants 10 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Cherry Plum · Traveller's-joy · Hazel · Ivy · Spotted Medick +5
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Hazel Corylus avellana Ivy Hedera helix2025 Spotted Medick Medicago arabica2025 Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,128 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +22
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Noctule · Muntjac +1
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rosemary Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Cerobasis guestfalica · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Issus coleoptratus +13
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025 Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025 Issus coleoptratus 🍄 Fungi 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Cedar Cup · Yellow Brain · Splitgill · Candlesnuff Fungus · Jelly Ear +3
Cedar Cup Geopora sumneriana Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica Splitgill Schizophyllum commune Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon2025 Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae2025 Arrhenia rickenii Arrhenia rickenii 🌿 Plants 10 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Cherry Plum · Traveller's-joy · Hazel · Ivy · Spotted Medick +5
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Hazel Corylus avellana Ivy Hedera helix2025 Spotted Medick Medicago arabica2025 Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Issus coleoptratus2025
Issus coleoptratus2025
Zygina flammigera Zygina flammigera2025
Zygina flammigera Zygina flammigera2025
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Silk-button Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
Lime Dot Stigmella tiliae2025
Lime Dot Stigmella tiliae2025
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi2025
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2025
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025 2025
2025
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa2025
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa2025
Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus2025
Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus2025
Michaelmas-Daisy Aster2025
Michaelmas-Daisy Aster2025
Plum Prunus domestica subsp. domestica2025
Plum Prunus domestica subsp. domestica2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Medlar Mespilus germanica2025
Medlar Mespilus germanica2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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