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Saffron Hill Cemetery

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.59170, -1.13265

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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
  • 🍄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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Blue-tailed Damselfly +318 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Blue-tailed Damselfly +318 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Robin, House Sparrow +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, House Sparrow +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Candlesnuff Fungus, Crystal Brain +7 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Candlesnuff Fungus, Crystal Brain +7 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ivy, Cleavers, Pedunculate Oak +57 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy, Cleavers, Pedunculate Oak +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Dandelion, Hazel +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Blaby Village Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

115 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
West End WayCycling route
Named routeRef West End WayLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Saffron Hill Cemetery, Leicester

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Saffron Hill Cemetery, Leicester

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Knighton ParkUrban park2 km→🏞️BROCKS HILLCountry park3.1 km→🌱Brocks HillUrban park3.1 km→🦉THE BOROUGH OF OADBY AND WIGSTON (BROCKS HILL COUNTRY PARK)Nature reserve3.2 km→🌱Spinney Hill ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Spinney Hill ParkUrban park5 km→

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