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Sapcote Castle

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.53585, -1.28126

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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
  • 🛝Playground 122m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Puccinia lapsanae, Crystal Brain, Meadow Waxcap +10 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Puccinia lapsanae, Crystal Brain, Meadow Waxcap +10 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Callicorixa praeusta +484 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Callicorixa praeusta +484 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Coot, Carrion Crow +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Coot, Carrion Crow +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Snowdrop, Lesser Celandine, Bulrush +29 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Snowdrop, Lesser Celandine, Bulrush +29 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Footpath V51Walking route
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Bridleway V53Walking route
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Bridleway V29Walking route
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Footpath V35Walking route
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Footpath U50Walking route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Church Street in Sapcote

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Church Street in Sapcote

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉BURBAGE COMMON & WOODSNature reserve4.2 km→🌱Poors MeadowUrban park1.8 km→🌱Broughton Astley Leisure CentreUrban park3.9 km→🌱Leire Playing FieldUrban park4.6 km→🌱Pughes PaddockUrban park4.8 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds200 m→

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