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Shepshed Cemetery

📷 Les Carruthers · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.76408, -1.29745

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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· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Brittle Cinder, Hoof Fungus +38 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Brittle Cinder, Hoof Fungus +38 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hogweed +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Syrphus +407 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Syrphus +407 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hogweed +110 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hogweed +110 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

77 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Hathern <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Shepshed Cemetery

📷 Les Carruthers · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Glenmore ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Little Haw Lane Playing FieldsUrban park700 m→🌱Glenmore ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Glenmore ParkUrban park800 m→✦GARENDONHistoric site2.6 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park3.9 km→

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