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SAFFRON HILL CEMETERY

9 ha

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

52.59231, -1.13141

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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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

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Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Yellow Brain, Jelly Ear, Sycamore Tarspot +11 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Yellow Brain, Jelly Ear, Sycamore Tarspot +11 more · last seen 2026

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Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Dark-edged Bee-fly +320 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Dark-edged Bee-fly +320 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cleavers, Ivy, Dandelion +62 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cleavers, Ivy, Dandelion +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn +10 more foraging species

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

116 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 Chapel

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Saffron Hill Cemetery Chapel

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Knighton ParkUrban park1.9 km→🏞️BROCKS HILLCountry park3 km→🌱Brocks HillUrban park3.1 km→🦉THE BOROUGH OF OADBY AND WIGSTON (BROCKS HILL COUNTRY PARK)Nature reserve3.1 km→🌱Spinney Hill ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Spinney Hill ParkUrban park4.9 km→

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