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Shelthorpe Community Garden

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.75682, -1.20746

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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
  • ☕Coffee Barista — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Common Orange Lichen, Lecidella elaeochroma +33 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Common Orange Lichen, Lecidella elaeochroma +33 more · last seen 2025

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Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +32 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Halesus digitatus, Large Yellow Underwing +374 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Halesus digitatus, Large Yellow Underwing +374 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Chickweed, Holly, Hairy Bitter-cress +23 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Chickweed, Holly, Hairy Bitter-cress +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Chickweed, Red Dead-nettle, Walnut +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hathern <> KegworthCycling route
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Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
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Loughborough Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
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Loughborough Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route
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Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
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Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Cross Hill Lanebyway open to all traffic · 180 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 180 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Manor Road Shelthorpe

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Manor Road Shelthorpe

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